stackyFACTSOutlawing a highly desired product does not eliminate demand; it just hands the entire industry to the mafia. The black market thrives on the exact same principles of supply and demand as any legitimate business, simply replacing formal contracts with the occasional threat of violence to ensure contract enforcement.
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