> Here in Oz the banning of disposable nicotine vapes has led to an increase in organised crime activity.
That organized crime already existed and this is just one of a dozen or so income streams for them. Hard drugs, human trafficking, and money laundering are probably orders of magnitude more profitable.
Also: people get murdered all the time, despite it being illegal. Clearly the law isn't working, so let's make murder legal! /s
Oh, and legalizing weed didn't do jack shit about dealers selling weed; the dealers are much cheaper, provide better service, and often better product (well, except the illicit stuff is likely to have much higher pesticide content.)
That organized crime already existed and this is just one of a dozen or so income streams for them. Hard drugs, human trafficking, and money laundering are probably orders of magnitude more profitable.
Also: people get murdered all the time, despite it being illegal. Clearly the law isn't working, so let's make murder legal! /s
Oh, and legalizing weed didn't do jack shit about dealers selling weed; the dealers are much cheaper, provide better service, and often better product (well, except the illicit stuff is likely to have much higher pesticide content.)