Irelands Justice Minister Calls out drug prohibitionists for the harms of drug prohibition

On the 16th of February Ireland's justice Minister took to the floor of the Dáil chamber and gave a speech about how drug users are to blame for the harms & violence associated with the trade of illegal drugs. However the minster was wrong in who is to blame for the violence associated with the trade of illegal drugs .
We only have to go back to the alcohol prohibition era in the United States where alcohol prohibition gave rise to many violent gangs many of who corrupted local law enforcement and made walking the streets far more dangerous for everyone. Not long after ending alcohol prohibition did the violence associated with its trade subside and a legitimate industry emerged creating jobs and making alcohol safer due to regulations to protect the consumer.