quinta-feira, 2 de julho de 2009

Drug legalization

URL: http://www.stallman.org/archives/2009-may-aug.html#03%20July%202009%20%28Drug%20legalization%29


03 July 2009 (Drug legalization)

George Monbiot: No one dares study the possible effects of drug legalization.

There is a point that Monbiot did not consider, about decriminalization of use while providing a legal supply to addicts. If most of the total amount of the drug is used by addicts (since one addict uses far more per year than one occasional user), this will probably make the total size of the black market shrink considerably and reduce profits. Many drug sellers will leave the business. Those remaining will have little incentive to give free samples to try to get customers addicted. The result could be a decrease in occasional use of the drug, as well as a decrease in the indirect harms of smuggling it.

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