It's not the ideal way to build the economy, which is why most of the successful companies have strong ethic values. However it's apparant the economy has some dependence to the dark side...

Of course Miami is quite a crime-riddened city but none the less in the 70s while the rest of the economy suffered, Miami was recession-proof. I'm simply trying to highlight what the biggest enemy against legalization getting passed and that's is greed and self-interest.