Well looking to the past, we can see that after prohibition, organized crime didn’t completely go away, but it was greatly reduced and the violence was greatly reduced. With out the need for a large distribution network, most of the foot soldiers (who were already working at McDonalds part time) would be forced to move onto something else. The incentive to be in a gang and promote violence goes right out the window. Who wants to risk their life when there is no chance of making it big?
If the illegal drug trade disappeared tomorrow, I think we would see a huge reduction of violent crime, and perhaps an uptick of petty crime (theft etc), which I could live with.
