Joint At The Hip

oh ironic

drugs increasingly coming in

to high demand luractive markets

because laws focus on symptoms

of addiction and abuse

never the causes of dependence

high prices just compound issues

and reward the people you're trying to stop

laws making them illegal

only increase the street value

shouldn't we let market forces decide

and not interfere in the market

by placing restrictions (e.g. bans)

on products

but ohhh i forgot you can only

use market forces as a justification

of proverty, starvation and price-gouging

not for aguing that although

drugs cause many problems

making them totally illegal and unregulated

is obviously not helping

I would like to see studies that

compare periods of prohibition

to other times when items are legal

just to see if people actually

use contraband more

when it is deemed

outside the law

ban sale and importation of certain narcotics

but sell liquor at the local shop

and target the youth demographic

dope the masses, only with taxable evils

the gangs will sort the rest

if the demand still exists and not confronted

then what use trying to restrict supply?

sorry we can only use that argument in regards to fossil fuels...