Could you explain how decriminalization helps to defund the cartels?
With legalization comes regulation and better control over the supply chain. I don’t see how decriminalization accomplishes anything other than saving court costs/costs of imprisonment.
So there is a big difference between legalization and decriminalization. I was asking about the latter.
While I can see some of the benefits of decriminalization (easier to provide help to those who need it, enforcement can target distributors rather than users, etc), it really just seems like a political half measure to me.
