Hillary Clinton: We Can’t Legalize Drugs Because ‘There Is Just Too Much Money in It’

February 8th, 2011

Mmm hmm.

Via: Reason:

Last week, while visiting Mexico, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was interviewed by Denise Maerker of Televisa, who asked her opinion of proposals to address black-market violence by repealing drug prohibition. Clinton’s response illustrates not only the intellectual bankruptcy of the prohibitionist position but the economic ignorance of a woman who would be president (emphasis added):

Maerker: In Mexico, there are those who propose not keeping going with this battle and legalize drug trafficking and consumption. What is your opinion?

Clinton: I don’t think that will work. I mean, I hear the same debate. I hear it in my country. It is not likely to work. There is just too much money in it, and I don’t think that—you can legalize small amounts for possession, but those who are making so much money selling, they have to be stopped.

3 Responses to “Hillary Clinton: We Can’t Legalize Drugs Because ‘There Is Just Too Much Money in It’”

  1. Bigelow says:

    ‘Narcodollars for Beginners:

    How the Money Works in the Illicit Drug Trade’
    by C. A. Fitts
    http://www.drugwar.com/fittsnarco1.shtm

  2. jburke6000 says:

    Hitlery is a prime example of the total disconnection of the elite from the real world. One day, in a bunker, she and the NeoCons will be marshalling long dead DHS goons against ordinary folks.

  3. Zuma says:

    http://news.humcounty.com/How_Much_Money_Do_Pot_Growers_Make_.html

    ‘Of course, the primary reasons that profits are so high in the marijuana business are that prices are inflated to account for the inherent risk of operating in an illegal market, and, most importantly, pot growers aren’t usually claiming the income on their federal and state taxes, which allows them to keep an additional 15%-35% of their gross profit compared to what a legitimate business would pocket.’

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