Americans Spend $145 Billion Per Year on Illegal Drugs

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From 2006 to 2016, the total amount of money spent on cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine fluctuated between $120 billion and $145 billion annually. The combined value of these markets is now in the same ballpark as the value of the U.S. alcohol industry (IWSR, 2018). The major change over this period is the composition of this spending. In 2006, cocaine accounted for most of the spending and marijuana was at the bottom; by 2016, that had reversed.

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There's gotta be a way we can make some money off this since we're losing the War on Drugs
 

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From 2006 to 2016, the total amount of money spent on cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine fluctuated between $120 billion and $145 billion annually. The combined value of these markets is now in the same ballpark as the value of the U.S. alcohol industry (IWSR, 2018). The major change over this period is the composition of this spending. In 2006, cocaine accounted for most of the spending and marijuana was at the bottom; by 2016, that had reversed.

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There's gotta be a way we can make some money off this since we're losing the War on Drugs
:what:

many legal MJ states have done just that - legalize marijuana and tax the shyt out of it (like oakland has done :beli: )

but yea, just go ahead and legalize drugs, it would easily take a lot of the violent crime out of the cycle and possibly lead to safer drug use as junkies don't have to "hide" to use and can get the services they need without fear of arrest. there will still likely be petty crime (ie theft/robbery associated with use) but that beats the whole underground/street cartel system we're implicitly supporting by not legalizing
 
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