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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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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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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My take is that was 50% of the problem. The other 50% was that their community was loaded with people who not only tolerated but enjoyed being on the wrong side of the law. They didn’t suddenly become bland shopkeepers just because some laws changed.
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The doc i'm watching alludes to this; says that the raids on farms that started up ended up driving all the peaceful people out, leaving the hardened. And then after it got legalized, it made it worse for the remaining who wanted to go legal.
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The black market for weed was already violent and already big business. A lot comes from Mexican drug cartels who reportedly have been hurt by legalization.
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