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Banning that which a danger to the public generally, or can be used inappropriately, makes sense - firearms, agricultural products etc. Others are sold under license - industrial chemicals, medicines etc.These items can sometimes be procured illegally but generally the public accept and comply.What sets tobacco, alcohol, and recreational drugs apart is that they are addictive to the point that users will not accept legal constraints. An illegal market is the result driving prices higher.The product vacuum tends to get filled by organised crime happy to pursue profit irrespective of a moral dimension. US prohibition is a prime example. Even in the UK today it is estimated 21% of tobacco consumed is smuggled, driven no doubt by high taxation.
Banning that which a danger to the public generally, or can be used inappropriately, makes sense - firearms, agricultural products etc. Others are sold under license - industrial chemicals, medicines etc.
These items can sometimes be procured illegally but generally the public accept and comply.
What sets tobacco, alcohol, and recreational drugs apart is that they are addictive to the point that users will not accept legal constraints. An illegal market is the result driving prices higher.
The product vacuum tends to get filled by organised crime happy to pursue profit irrespective of a moral dimension. US prohibition is a prime example. Even in the UK today it is estimated 21% of tobacco consumed is smuggled, driven no doubt by high taxation.
