But it's not like if drugs are legalized, the former drug dealers stop being criminals. They will find other sources of income. They won't change their criminal mentality just because their former illegal activity is legalized. If they won't kill for drugs anymore, they will kill during conflicts in other "businesses".
there is some truth to this, but i would say more on the high end like the cartels and such. as for the average "corna boy", i think its got alot to do with just being lazy, as opposed to having a hardcore criminal mentality. street level drug dealing is a way to make fast cash, plain and simple. in a scenario where are drugs are legal and readily availabe(not advocating for heroin to be sold at 7-11 by the way) its doubtful that all of these guys are just going to become bank robbers, kidnappers, ect. some of them might actually go out and work because there will no longer be a revenue stream available that requires little to no effort.
