Greater USA wrote:Thermodolia wrote:Fund hospitals and rehabilitation centers with the drug tax money
That could work, but I'm also concerned about drugs being widely accessible in the community to kids and teens. Especially in inner city areas. I know where I live there are a lot of seedy spots were heroin and LSD are accessible, and this negatively affects downtown life in a noticeable way.
What I'd like to see is law enforcement aggressively cracking down on the drug trade, but primarily focusing on who does the smuggling. If old Joe down the street with a family of 4 has some crack, we shouldn't ruin his life or do an overblown SWAT raid. But the drugs should be confiscated, and he should be expected to give information as to where the drugs came from (with protection for the family for safety concerns).
Well, legalizing it and regulating age restrictions would curb the illegal drug trade since there would be legal shops.
You could just crack down on unlicensed drug shops/dealers rather than the entire industry in general. It's a much more narrow enemy to deal with.