Humorous Introduction

The question sounds simple enough, "Why do teens deal drugs?" Well, one answer is obvious, it's a job and they can make a lot of money! Or how about this one, "adults took jobs traditionally held by teens and this is one way to get even." Hm… sounds humorous on the face of it. As a kid I delivered newspapers and baby-sat. When was the last time you saw a kid deliver a newspaper? Not long after I stopped and moved on to other jobs, adults in cars started delivering newspapers, without anywhere near the care us kids used.

Will the Real Reason Please Stand Up

But I am convinced the real reason teens deal drugs is because adults use them as proxies. If an adult is caught dealing drugs, whoa, big deal, lots of trouble and lots of prison time, and that's just the beginning. Chances are the government will make accusations that lots of property was paid for using drug profits, and they will take it away.

So this clearly points to the obvious solution: use kids to deal drugs. If a kid is caught, what happens? It depends of course, but sometimes the cops just take the drugs away and send the kid on his/her way. But even if the kid who is caught is pushed through the system and has the book thrown at him/her, any punishment pales to what adults receive. And don't expect the parents to fess up about using their kids to deal drugs, no doubt they will act as surprised and upset as ever; you think they learned nothing from Eron and all the other companies that use shell corporations or front groups? That's what relatives are for.

Two of the biggest causes of concern for kids dealing drugs are:

1. Drugs are in the hands of kids. If you think they don't try some, or take some from the baggies they carry around, um, duh! Why else do you think "The Family" claims to be so pure in not doing drugs? Obviously they are putting on a show to keep their multitude of kid-dealers from shooting up, snorting up, smoking up, and otherwise using up their potential profits! If you think none of those at the top of the organization use drugs, excuse me while I laugh in your face.
2. Ask yourself this, who is another teen more likely to try drugs from? A stranger adult who tries to interest them or another teenager who is most likely flush with cash, dressed in the most expensive and cool clothes, and looked up to among the other teens? Duh!

And the Solution Is…

Clearly the only obvious solution is to legalize and regulate drugs.

Calling illegal drugs "Controlled Substances" would make George Orwell proud. As long as they are illegal who controls them? Drug dealers, drug cartels, and the kids they use to deal them! Once we legalize and regulate drugs, we regain control of them. But as long as they stay illegal we do not!