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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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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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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Seems like any time the government gets entangled in an industry, they inevitably make the outcomes worse.
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Replying to @sparktherevolt @Aella_Girl
Yes that is why Somalia is so great.
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Maybe more generally then - any time someone tries to force someone else to do something without consent, then outcomes typically come out worse.
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Replying to @Aella_Girl @sparktherevolt
Less coercion surely seems preferable. I do not think this translates into decriminalize do not legalize but it does seem that when new markets are opened they often become less competitive and by extension free.
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