Sure, but the vast majority of &quot;crimes committed to feed the habits of addicts&quot; would simply evaporate if there weren&#x27;t prohibition because the price of drugs wouldn&#x27;t be so high, so addicts wouldn&#x27;t <i>need</i> to commit crimes to support their habit.<p>I don&#x27;t know how much crime is actually committed under the influence.  I&#x27;m pretty sure that smoking marijuana actually reduces one&#x27;s tendency to commit crimes.