The federal government has proved incapable of keeping illegal drugs out of federal prisons. The notion that they can be kept out of the country by boning up on border security is a fantasy.https://twitter.com/hughhewitt/status/1096863385847644160 …
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The counterpoint is that illegality is a deterrent to some potential drug users. That's the strongest argument - however consequentialist - I can think of against legalization. It's not very good, is it..
The arguments for alcohol Prohibition in the 20s were almost all consequentialist -- but misguided, in retrospect.
