re: #65 SteveMcGazi

I think you could argue that organized criminals got richer after prohibition ended. Remember alcoholic beverages weren’t illegal during Prohibition, just the trafficking. From my admittedly inadequate knowledge of history, I do think that organized crime continued growing without any disruption from the end of Prohibition. In fact, it seemed to blossom, but I will allow that other factors may be involved. Point is, ending Prohibition did NOT curtail the gangsters.

I agree that ending Prohibition did not end the gangsters, but I do think it got them (mostly) out of the alcohol distribution business.

Similar considerations should apply to pot, as part of a larger picture of plusses and minuses of legalization vs. continued prohibition.