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 People also go to jail for selling drugs when no one gets hurt because the govt's drug policies are insane.

Tylenol is a drug, if I sell you tylenol and you overdose & kill yourself is that my fault?

The Silk Road had to be taken down & Ross was punished beyond all reason because he embarrassed the govt. He proved that drug markets are not inherently violent & that quality control is possible anywhere that reviews can be made & reputation can be built. It is prohibition that creates violence, reduces quality & makes drugs unsafe.