Because terrorists are not traditional organized crime syndicates whose sole purpose is to reap inflated illicit market profits, terrorist activities would likely continue in the event of drug legalization. Legalizing cocaine would severely limit the fundraising of the various armed factions waging civil war in Colombia, but it would not likely end the communist insurgency, which sustained itself through kidnapping long before a crackdown in neighboring Peru led to increased Colombian coca production. The levels of violence would significantly diminish as violent turf battles over coca growing areas became a thing of the past, but the insurgents motivated by ideology instead of greed would likely continue their struggle. Across the board legalization would also significantly undermine the funding of Afghanistan’s warlords and any remnants of the Taliban regime. However, over-the-counter heroin sales is neither politically viable nor necessary as a means of combating terrorism. Afghan heroin is primarily consumed in Europe, a continent already experimenting with harm reduction alternatives to the drug war, alternatives with previously unforeseen implications.