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@Aella_Girl
I'm watching Murder Mountain - a heartbreaking story of how law and a bunch of small marijuana farmers - "After 20 years of law enforcement attempting to wipe everybody out, it's really ironic that legalization is able to destroy what criminalization couldn't"
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
Basically, the law imposed such heavy pressures that farmers who happily tried to go legal once marijuana was made legal, ended up going out of business. I can't help but viewing this as a warning parable for legalization of sex work.
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Legalization of marijuana pressed out the little independent guys and placed the power in the hands of the bigger corporations who could handle all the fees and taxes, and ended up incentivizing crime and abuse for the remaining black market workers (hence name Murder Mountain)
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@Aella_Girl
If sex work is legalized in the US, will this end up punishing independent workers and putting the power in the hands of Big Brothel? Will this end up only increasing the crime and abuse for those who refuse to take on the heavy mantle of legal requirements?
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
I mean I assume yes, I'm already biased towards yes, but this happening in the marijuana business really accentuates this. Decriminalize, don't legalize!
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