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In which case my reaction to the law should be the same: opposition. Then again, I find prohibition to be a stupid policy. Why is a war on ivory going to be any less stupid than a war on drugs?


Because they are fundamentally different in terms of possible enforcement of the law, production of the material as well as what part of the illegal activity is actually detrimental to society.

The argument that banning the sales won't work because it doesn't work for drugs is just silly. Do you see a black market say for Kinder Surprise eggs?




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