smallarmsfire

the scenario is complex & full of vested interests, but if you magically unraveled them all, I think that Verk's final point is right on.. in that if you dent the actual potential sales market for the cartels (rather than just limiting profit margin by intercepting some fractional % of the product) you decrease the volatility of the illegal trade by making it so much less lucrative for new parties to join in the first place.

great things would happen for everyone if weed became less profitable.. you'd increasingly only have the more well-intentioned individuals remaining in the business. the market would become more competitive, quality would increase, prices would continually be driven in the favor of consumers. As Can'tSeeMe points out, the market ceiling is so artificially elevated at the moment that most successful commercial growers could see a huge drop in their margins and still make a very comfortable living,,

as the TK is so fond of pointing out, "It's all about PASSION, baby!"

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