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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight
Huh? How is there no profit in meeting demand? By definition, there's always profit in supplying the demand.
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My assertion is that demand does not increase enough to make it worth while for the drug companies.
Also, I'm sure Columbian drug Lords and the Mexican cartels will really be happy allowing their business to go legit. There is no way they will stop exporting cocaine, basically saturating the marketplace and driving prices down so that it will be unprofitable for legit companies.
Those who are producing and selling illegally will not stop doing it illegally simply because there are legal outlets. They want their profits and will be unwilling to share them with drug companies. I would even predict a certain amount of violence directed at board members of companies that would produce. Why do Columbian drug lords assassinate judges in Columbia? Because the judges enforce laws that cut into their bottom line. These people are evil and ruthless and it is about the money. If the demand does not completely dry up, they will be fighting for their illegal profits whether it is legal or not.