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Should many drugs be legalised?

The amount of violence by drug gangs in Ireland has reached alarming proportions and police seem unable to do much about it. I wonder if legalising at least the less harmful drugs would reduce the killing.

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SW-User

Cigarettes being legal never stopped the huge trade in illegal cigarettes, and the associated tax evasion, by organised crime gangs.

If drugs were made legal they would undoubtedly be taxed and tax evasion would still make illegal drugs profitable.

alan20 · M

@SW-User Possibly then low taxation would be necessary. At present they're getting zero.