Which of the following reasons for making drug sales illegal do economists generally endorse?

A. That addictive drugs do not allow for people to learn from the mistake of taking them.
B. The harm that addictive drugs do to innocent victims and that they do not allow for people to learn from the mistake of taking them.
C. The harm they do to innocent victims.
D. The harm they do to people who knowingly take them.


Answer: B

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