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Re:Germany’s move to legalise cannabis expected to create ‘d... by bombcar on Friday July 01, 2022 @12:25PM (#31948804)
Black markets that are already setup take a bit to knock down, and even just taxes can keep them running for years (there's a moderately strong black market for cigarettes, for example).

For things that are NOT in the process of being banned entirely, sin taxes may do more harm than good.

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Re:Germany’s move to legalise cannabis expected to create ‘d... by mensetmanusman on Friday July 01, 2022 @01:40PM (#31949942)
It does take some effort to knock down, but I think the failed war on drugs will mean that there will be little to no effort to knock anything down and therefore we will have the worst of both worlds.
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