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What happens to the War on Drugs once cannabis is legalized?
One of the original arguments for decriminalizing marijuana in the 1970s was that it would enable the criminal justice system to concentrate resources on the manufacture, sale and use of more dangerous drugs. In other words, take the resources devoted to marijuana laws and re-allocate them to the fight against heroin, cocaine and other drugs (which, in modern times, would include methamphetamine).
Would legalization of cannabis allow for an intensified fight against other illegal drug markets?
This seems logical and, among some folks, is a persuasive argument in favor of legalized cannabis.
However, there is also a real possibility that without illegal cannabis the drug war would collapse altogether. One reason law enforcement is so opposed to cannabis legalization is that they are well aware of this possibility. It’s all in the numbers.
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