War on Drugs has Failed... and in Other News the Sky is Blue

[Fragony]

And if it are low prices that do more harm than good? You just can't beat the black market at it's own game.

[LittleGrizzly]

Even if we are talking about something highly taxed but legal like tobacco I still have far less access to it than something illegal like Cannabis. The only black market tobacco I have access too is rolling tobacco (though I did get offered cigerettes at about 50p off shop price, seen as they where Lamberts they cost more than my regular cigerettes did anyway)

If we go down to things that are taxed less heavily than tobacco I can't personally think of any sources for black market but otherwise legal goods, I am sure there is a bit of a trade in alcohol but considering the cheapness of alcohol anyway I can't imagine there is too much money in it. If we go down another level and think of caffeinated, sugary or fatty products I severely doubt there is a black market for these goods whatsoever at least not at a user level...

If Cannabis was at Tobacco prices it would destroy almost all dealers straight away, I can pay about £13 pounds and get 50 grams that is just under two ounces. If I wanted to get two ounces of Cannabis I would have pay at least £260 (that would be a cheap price for some basic skunk) I don't doubt some people may try to continue making whatever little profit they can but as the price differences show anyone dealing would have their price margins shattered...

[Fragony]

There we go again, why would cartels just roll over when a multi-billion market is being destroyed. It's a stupid idea

(nice to see you by the way)

[jirisys]

There we go again, why would cartels just roll over when a multi-billion market is being destroyed. It's a stupid idea

Because it's no longer a multi-billion market?

~Jirisys ()