[420 Girl]

The Toronto Sun reported that drugs has been identified as the number one revenue source for organized crime. This is not really a surprise, but it is good to have information that backs up common wisdom.

The same report goes on to talk about the successes against the Hell's Angels, but then points out that the black market is thriving anyway. It seems that no matter how many drug dealers are arrested, someone always rises to take their place. The explanation is simple, the product is demanded and someone will always be there to provide the supply.

It always amazes me that people, especially politicians, think that the market can be controlled. As if the market was some sort of leviathan that lives outside of humanity. The market is humanity, individuals acting and interacting in the real world. There is no force in existence that can control that.

The results of trying to control the market are usually disastrous. The government declares that you cannot purchase or sell marijuana. Therefore the government gives the marijuana trade over to those that live outside the law; to violent and often brutal predators. These predators then build empires off the profits that the government has all but guaranteed for them.

The solution is simple: legalize.

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