Prior to posting to this discussion, make sure you have completed the associated Learning Activities and Practices Exercises in the module. Your initial post and all required replies need to be submitted by the listed due dates.

The sale of illegal drugs has consequences for both sellers and buyers. However,legalpenalties are generally imposed aggressively on the suppliers of drugs rather than on the demanders. Think about the impact these penalties likely have on supply and demand.

Then, in your initial post to this discussion, address the following prompt based on what you've learned in this module about supply and demand:

How might the effects of prohibiting drugs have been different had legal penalties been imposed more aggressively on demanders rather than on suppliers?