Is this statement true or false?

';Making something illegal does not prevent it completely...........


but it does significantly reduce the QUANTITY of its usage.';





True or False?








If you outlaw something, that causes it to be a lot more expensive and therefore less people use it, correct?





Does anyone know what percent of adults drank alcohol during prohibition compared to after prohibition?Is this statement true or false?
i think it is false.Is this statement true or false?
Currently about 64% of the population drink under Prohibition it was about 52% Making something illegal encourages some and discourages others in terms of behavior. When alcohol, then and drugs now were prohibited, the price rose, crimes were committed, the Military/Industrial complex benefited, and the government was deprived of revenue for useful things. Only prisons, and other repressive agencies profited and benefited from these prohibitions. Similarly the prohibition of abortion generated back alley abortions, by unqualified people, deaths , illness and the criminalization of what is essentially a health issue. Similarly money was wasted on cops, , courts, courts and the need of saving the lives of those who abortion was legal would have been OK PS even a small diminution of prohibited, crimeless behavior is not worth the high cost of repression.The statement is partially true
False


Prohibtion didnt work. Illegal Abortions made it less safe., drugs to a point I think prevents it. Prohibition was undertaken to reduce crime and corruption, solve social problems, reduce the tax burden created by prisons and poorhouses, and improve health and hygiene in America. The results of that experiment clearly indicate that it was a miserable failure on all counts. The evidence affirms sound economic theory, which predicts that prohibition of mutually beneficial exchanges is doomed to failure.
That's pretty much true because the lack of supply increases the public's demand, also raising the price. But there are other effects that aren't listed here.





Making something illegal (i.e. booze or drugs) essentially deregulates it and takes out all standards for its production. For example, before prohibition, all alcohol followed US laws. It followed health codes, tax codes, and various other things that were put in place to protect the American citizens. During prohibition, nobody payed taxes on alcohol, nobody inspected its quality, and the profits went to fund criminal organizations. %26lt;=== most important sentence right here.
I do believe you have a point. But if we look at certain drugs ie... marijuana I believe that the illegality of it is part of the appeal. I understand that many people use it including some of the lawmakers and law enforcement. if the drug were to be legalized and government regulated I believe it would loose some of the appeal it currently has. However in 99.9% of the time I would agree with your statement.
It is false when it comes to marijuana, that is kept illegal for the sole purpose of making huge profits and keeping the prison Industrial complex humming. Weeds can grow anywhere, the true price if it was legal would be 1/100 of what is it today....even the high end exotic blends.
FALSE.. making something illegal just has someone thinking hmmm i wonder why its illegal i should give it a try...





its like telling a child ';dont touch that'; most likely he will want to touch it and see the outcome
Supply and demand play a huge part. Doesn't matter if it's legal or illegal it still follows the law of economics.
false of course, otherwise there wouldn't be a multi billion dollar a year illegal drug trade
True in some cases and false in others.