08-03-2012, 06:04 PM
Here's my two cents worth;
The war on drugs, like most other wars, is driven by one major factor; Profit.
The drug war, like the others, is expensive. These "costs" can also be looked at as "income" for those participating.
Some questions;
Does it cost us a thousand dollars an hour to rent an aircraft or does someone make a thousand an hour providing it? The answer is both. The same can be said of the hazardous duty pay, overtime, and all the other logistical considerations of waging a war.
Economic law of supply and demand dictate that the war sustains a premium price for pot. Is this a detriment or an incentive for growers?
Has this decades long war been successful? Has either the supply or demand of Marijuana declined?
I don't think so. All I'm sure of is that lots of people on both sides of the issue are making money. Where's the incentive to stop?
The war on drugs, like most other wars, is driven by one major factor; Profit.
The drug war, like the others, is expensive. These "costs" can also be looked at as "income" for those participating.
Some questions;
Does it cost us a thousand dollars an hour to rent an aircraft or does someone make a thousand an hour providing it? The answer is both. The same can be said of the hazardous duty pay, overtime, and all the other logistical considerations of waging a war.
Economic law of supply and demand dictate that the war sustains a premium price for pot. Is this a detriment or an incentive for growers?
Has this decades long war been successful? Has either the supply or demand of Marijuana declined?
I don't think so. All I'm sure of is that lots of people on both sides of the issue are making money. Where's the incentive to stop?