What would happen to the USA if we ended prohibition right now?

[SamuelRSmith]

Kasz216 said:

Yep... and half of the worst drugs are so fucking cheap that the black market would still end up being a huge thing... unless people are cool with cocaine and Meth that's cheaper than cigarretes.

How much cheaper would the black market have to be for most people to want to interact with them? With the black market, you have no guarantee that the product is what you think it is, you have to deal with criminals, and you have no idea if you're even going to wake up with your organs. Not to mention the fear of being arrested

The players in the black market will either have to change their game - that is, reduce the imposed risk for potential buyers, or they will have to compete by rapidly dropping the price. Diminishing profits and, therefore, the incentives to play.

Either way, the introduction of a legal market will reduce the size - and violence - of the black market. The fewer the restrictions on the market, the smaller the black market.

How much share of the weed market do the "bad guys" have in Colorado and Washington today? What share will they have in 12 months, and what share in 5 years?