The Large Amount of Violence Associated with the Current Drug

question 184

Multiple Choice

The large amount of violence associated with the current drug trade is mostly caused by

• A) the fact that drug markets must operate outside the normal legal system.
• B) buyers and sellers often being under the influence of drugs at the time of the transaction.
• C) buyers and sellers who are often unfamiliar with conducting normal transactions within the legal system.
• D) the lack of quantity supplied and quantity demand being in balance in black markets because there is no equilibrium price in these markets.

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