tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018073541417646773.post45259683547034486..comments2024-03-27T19:00:02.499-04:00Comments on UNDERNEWS: El Chapo's arrest won't slow the drug tradeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018073541417646773.post-49103967190856846682016-01-13T22:20:54.524-05:002016-01-13T22:20:54.524-05:00The way to measure the effect of drug policy is no...The way to measure the effect of drug policy is not by seizures but by the street price. On that basis, when the big cartels like Cali and Medellin collapsed, the price fell. The reason is competition: they were replaced by a lot of smaller operators.<br /><br />Thus we would be better off with just one cartel, selling at monopoly prices, and which we could influence.Dave Richardsonnoreply@blogger.com