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its not legalized in the US since marijuana is still against federal law. Part of the result of that is that most marijuana sellers that are legal under state law have problems dealing with banks and credit cards, so they become a huge cash business. Having big piles of cash can attract criminals who want to take it. Also the legal (under state law) industry hasn't been around a long time, and hasn't had time to push some of the less stable players out through competition. But despite all of that its more peaceful and less violent then the black market. That violence from the black market isn't just from criminals, but also from enforcement (including violent enforcement against small time marijuana dealers or even users,violent enforcement against non-sellers and users (Swat team raids against the wrong house or apartment or hotel room, where dogs are fairly frequently shot, and occasionally people are as well).
Use of marijuana (note just use, not use than driving etc.) harms no one but the user. Its an unjust infringement on freedom to prosecute someone for it. Beyond the injustice its not practical. It wastes a lot of money, doesn't severely push down the drug trade, and actually creates the outsized profit opportunities that combined with a lack of normal corporate involvement in the industry bring in the criminal element, and combined with the fact that the buyers and sellers can't go to the police and the courts for settlement of disputes, means that the people in the industry will violently settle the disputes themselves.
“See, if you look at the drug war from a purely economic point of view, the role of the government is to protect the drug cartel. That's literally true.” - Milton Friedman
Why are you parroting the tired Soros talking points?
I have no idea what Soros thinks about this issue, nor do I care. If he happened to stumble on to the right side in this case, well even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
I'm against many of Soros' ideas, but the fact that he supports something (if indeed he does support legalization) is hardly an argument against it. I understand he also wears pants. Do you wear a dress or a skirt to avoid being like him?
