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And the effect is quite the opposite as consumption of drug and addiction is much more prevalent than in the places where it is legal. So regulation could have good intentions - and a lot of people believe in the intentions - but the effects are the opposite.


Where are drugs generally legal?


You just have to look at the effects of the 18th amendment to see the point the OP is making.

In the USA it caused massive increase in organized crime and corruption - the effects of which are still with the US today


But you do not know the effects if all drugs were legal and cheap




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