Assertion: legal monopoly | /r/CapableOf | remain commonplace
Facets:
value: as a source of public revenue
type: PURPOSE
value: as a means of control
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Legal monopolies on alcohol remain commonplace, both as a source of public revenue and as a means of control, and the monopolies on opium and cocaine, formerly important for revenue, were converted or reinstituted during the twentieth century to curb the abuse of controlled substances.