No sympathy for Gunmen

[darrsi]

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Cigarettes and alcohol are highly taxed in Britain as well but premises are raided every day because they are selling illegally imported stuff that are highly dangerous to health, Just making something legal will not stop the criminal gangs, they have too much to loose.

Probably because of profit. If taxes were comparable to the rest of europe, there would be no smuggling, wouldn't be as profitable.
Same goes with drugs - make the price low enough so black market can't have a big enough profit margin, and the black market isn't interested in it.
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Why would the government lower prices on something that can cause mental illness, medical problems, laziness, unpredictable behaviour, crime and random violence, or ultimately death? We already have booze and cigarettes for that, so i can't really see them adding another problem to the equation.
And there will always be a black market where drugs are concerned, it's just simple competition and a way to make "easy" money due to the demand.
If the government sells whatever for £20, then the competition will say £15, and the people "most likely" to want it all the time would much rather pay £15 than £20, it's no different to going shopping, everyone loves a bargain, and they couldn't care less where it comes from as long as the cost is kept down.
And bearing in mind, as i said earlier, right now i hear about more people dying on "legal" highs than i do on anything else. So what do you do about all that shit that's killing idiots off, make it illegal???
I would leave that crap as it is, and let natural selection take its place. If you want to take something that says "NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION" on the packet then more fool you, a bit like a bottle of bleach that says "DO NOT DRINK".  :groan