Could you guys _please_ change the subject lines to match what you are talking about, when the thread strays from the original subject lines topic. It slows one down to have to scan further than subject fields. Why are you using subject fields about `GPL software' to discuss monopolies / minarchy etc., interesting tho' these discussions may be, please lable the subject line accordingly! Thanks, Adam Jim and others:
That's inaccurate. The Mafia pre-dated the US by several hundred years if not more (depends on how one wants to choose the bloodline). Most definitely they predated the bans on alcohol.
As to the coke market, In S. America it has been around for quite a while as well. The chemical has been used medicinaly for hundreds of years until just recently.