They approved two medical marijuana dispensaries in my town and people are up in arms going on about crime and such. I wonder just what they think people are going to do there other than pick up their Rx and the state has set minimum security standards they have to meet that are much more strict than a regular drug store.. Add to that my town is already known for having pain in the ass ball busting cops to the point I know people who avoid coming here
People seem to have a tremendously hugely difficult time understanding the concept of "legalization"
When something is legalized, it stops being peddled by criminals (because criminal goods cost 10 times more than legal goods, and nobody in their right mind would go to a back-alley dealer, when they can buy the same goods, quality controlled, and 10 times cheaper, in a supermarket/pharmacy)
They cannot re-adjust their mind "but stores cant sell DRUGS!" why not? "CUS ITS ILLEGAL!!!" but they legalize it, "BUT THAT MAKES CRIMINALS SELL MORE!" no, because stores will take over the sales, and take business _away_ from criminals "STORES!? BUT THEY CANT SELL DRUGS!" why not? "CUS ITS ILLEGAL!" but they legalize it, "BUT THAT MAKES CRIMINALS SELL MORE!" no, because stores will take over the sales, and take business _away_ from criminals, "STORES!? BUT THEY CANT SELL DRUGS!" why not? "CUS ITS ILLEGAL!" but they legalize it, "BUT -
and so on :I
In Mexico, pro-legalization figureheads often get assasinated by the druglords. Pro-legalization - murdered by druglords. To a logical person, this makes perfect sense: The drug-lord will lose his mass of income, if all his product is moved to legal grocery store shelves, at a fraction of the price, going to honest investors.
To normal people, its a huge fucking eternal mystery "drog-lords kill pro-drug politicians? WHAT A RIDDLE D:"