I think the stores would be owned by the businessmen who were "former" thugs....by doing this would only legitimize what they are doing. However,the question remains if we legalize the selling of drugs would it really decriminalize it?
Groups like MADD and SADD, pretty much criminalizes the use of alcohol while driving which can endanger lives...not the act of drinking controllably. So it would stand to reason that the selling of drugs and drug use (uncontrollable substances that are highly addictive)endangers lives, driving or otherwise would merit a ban on the sale of it. Weed, that's a diferent topic in itself because it is a prescribable drug with medicinal qualities. This I could see being legal. I was in Toronto 2 weeks ago for Caribbifest (da bomb!) and they were protesting to legalize weed....they even played the reggae anthem "Legalize It"....
I could see it now at Wal-mart....Could you tell me the price of a box of All Choked Up? Weed dept., you have a price check on eisle 3...a price check on eisle 3....