aalokk wrote:
The GRANT Research Institute recently published a report saying that legalizing the illegal drug dullnic in the state of Fruitland would not substantially decrease the revenue or operations of illegal drug traffickers. In the report, GRANT stated that even though legal dullnic would be of a higher quality and lower cost than illegal dullnic, sales of dullnic within Fruitland accounted for a small percentage of overall dullnic sales.
Proponents of dullnic legalization point out that the GRANT Institute’s logic is flawed because it fails to take into account that ___________________.
GRANT Research : -
Legalising dullnic [ In Fruitland ] ====> [ Will Not decreasee revenue or operation ] of illegal drug traffickers.
Or We can say that Legalising dullnic [ In Fruitland ] will result in either -
1. Increase in revenue of illegal drug traffickers.
2. Constant revenue of illegal drug traffickers.
Report : -
Legalising dullnic [ In Fruitland ] will result in ====> Higher Quality and Lower Cost than Illegal drug.
Out of total sales of dullnic - Fruitland contributes a very small percentage of total sales.
Which of the following best completes the passage?A. Dullnic legally grown in Fruitland will be sold in other states in the region.
If illegal drug is legalised and it is of better quality and lower price rational consumers will try to acquire legal drugs only.
If illegal drug is not consumed by the people of Fruitland ( Which consumes a small percentage of Dullnic now - which is expected to drop further if the drug is legalised and is available at a cheaper price and better quality ) then where will illegal trafickers sell their product ?
Definitely they will try to smuggle the Illegal drug to other / adjoining states.
B. Once dullnic is legalized, people will try to legalize other drugs that are currently illegally trafficked. - Out of Scope.
C. Other research institutes have also studied this issue and
come to different conclusions. - Vague.
D. If it becomes legal to grow dullnic,
people will stop buying dullnic from dealers. If people don't buy from illegal dealer then they will be buying it from the legal dealers , it is quite normal.
E. Illegal drug traffickers will be able to legally grow dullnic
within Fruitland’s borders. - True within fruitland Illegal trafficers can grow dullnic drug then how can they achieve the desired level of revenue ( Constant / Increase in Revenue ).
The catchpoint to my opinion is lower contribution of Sales in fruitland ( as per report ) vs Same level of Revenue / Increase in Revenue by Illegal Traffickers.
In order to maintain same level of revenue the Illegal traffickers will have to maintain the same level of Exports ( Despite change in Home Rules - Legalizing the illegal drug ) like earlier.
This further suggests that the illegal traffickers were involved in exporting maximum part of the illegal dug Dullnic since market for the said drug is very small in its home state and they have to rely on export of the same to other states ( hence change in regulations in home state results in no adverse effects on the Revenue of Illegal Drug Traffickers)
IMO (A) for the said reasons...