>>59
Exactly... the price would drop significantly. The drugs themselves (in many cases) are not THAT expensive... what is expensive is that when you buy them, you are essentially paying someone to smuggle them through the U.S. to you.
If they were legalized, this price would be removed, and on top of it, you would likely see large corporations and industries start producing them. Large businesses and corporations production of them using the methods created during the green revolution (agri-business techniques) would drive the price WAY down.
With lower prices to get them in the first place, there would likely be a further reduction in violent crime, as the poor folks would be able to buy plenty without stealing (supposing they were corporately produced, in a legal manner).