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That's a real strawman argument. There are real, tangible, and very good reasons for wanting drug cartels to go out of business, starting with the fact that they play fast and loose with the lives of humans, traffic drugs through sex slaves across borders, dump their stuff on kids, get children involved with gangs when they're young, cheat their own customers by cutting their drugs w/ what boils down to poison to save a penny, promote drug-related gang violence resulting in mass shootings and the death of innocent bystanders, make money without paying taxes, and so on and so forth.

Whereas me opening "Mike's Magic Marijuana Stand" next to the corner deli means I get my shipments via UPS, I pay my taxes, I sell directly to the clients that want it, I don't exploit children and women, I don't involve myself in bribery, I make sure my customers are over 21, I don't smuggle arms to defend my turf, and overall I'm not a blight on the face of the planet.

QED?




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