Legalization would negate money generated from preventing / rehabilitating , policing , adjudicating and imprisoning individuals in the prostitution / drug racket. Let alone, off the record payments .
https://ocindex.net/2023/
USA is ranked as 83rd of 193 countries Trafficking Humans and ranked 15th of 35 countries in the Americas. USA ranks number 79 of 193 in organized crime and 8th in the synthetic drug market .
Clearly our See Something Say Something campaign is lacking in many regards. Human Trafficking is diabolical and needs to be erased from the planet.
Meanwhile citizens get tickets for J Walking, going 6 miles over the speed limit and not following Home Owners Association regulations.