Original sentence: However, the 'hard drugs' usually cost more gram-for-gram than 'soft drugs' so the dealer would lose money in the short term on such an operation, and hard drugs often carry more severe penalties for the dealer
Edited sentence: This is illogical because the 'hard drugs' usually cost considerably more gram-for-gram than 'soft drugs' so the dealer would lose money on such an operation, and hard drugs often carry more severe penalties for the dealer