Violence in America would drop dramatically. As I understand it, most drug-related violence does not

consist of somebody becoming violent after shooting up. Most drug-related violence consists of (in

People who use violence while stealing to support their habit. With a free market in drugs, prices would drop dramatically, thus making it possible for most addicts to support their habit via lawful work.

Drug deals gone bad. When a deal goes bad in an open market, there are peaceful means of

recourse for the victim. One could complain to the Better Business Bureau or Consumer Reports;

one could file a lawsuit; one could just do business with somebody else. These options aren't open

to black market dealers, so they are far more likely to resort to violence when a deal goes bad.

Gangs and syndicates who battle over turf. Open market competitors also battle over turf, but their

weapons are advertising, sales gimmicks, and just plain providing a better product at a lower price.

At their most violent,

The Drug War has turned drug users, most of whom are ordinary people "just like us", into second-class

a cure for cancer, or AIDS, or Rush Limbaugh mania.)

for the dilution) one is taking.

currently unemployed, and making it possible to cut taxes further as there would be fewer people on

resistance to disease. And who knows what we might learn from the research? We might even find

Criminals out on the street due to lack of prison space. Prison space is a finite resource. When you

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