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So let me get this straight. You honestly think people will buy it from the official store and not only pay the higher price but also pay taxes on it? The government can’t win a price war with drug cartels. It’s like buying computer parts, you can do it at a local shop and pay higher prices and taxes or you can get them online. Sure there’s some who pay more but most don’t. Just like shipping costs are often cheaper than the taxes, driving to the rough side of town will be cheaper than paying the taxes.
seeing how they already have stores which work, i see why not. Since when does someone buy tobacco or alcohol now a days from a bootlegger? If it worked to back in the early 20th century, why don’t you think it would work in a similar fashion now? The drug cartels will lose clients. At any rate, kudos to Arnold.
and your analogy is great and all, but both scenarios, whether a guy buys a computer from a retailer, or online, is still LEGAL. If it were illegal to buy online, people wouldn’t be doing it as much; UNLESS that was their only option e.i kind of like pot. If there were a legal option, a huge majority of people would seek that option rather than the illegal one. I know i would.