“In the 40 years since U.S. President Richard Nixon declared a ‘war on drugs,’ the supply and use of drugs has not changed in any fundamental way.” David Luhnow of the Wall Street Journal writes. “The only difference: a taxpayer bill of more than $1 trillion.”
So what would be the best step to take to win an unwinnable war?
Growing numbers of Mexican and U.S. officials say—at least privately—that the biggest step in hurting the business operations of Mexican cartels would be simply to legalize their main product: marijuana. Long the world’s most popular illegal drug, marijuana accounts for more than half the revenues of Mexican cartels.
“Economically, there is no argument or solution other than legalization, at least of marijuana,” said the top Mexican official matter-of-factly. The official said such a move would likely shift marijuana production entirely to places like California, where the drug can be grown more efficiently and closer to consumers. “Mexico’s objective should be to make the U.S. self-sufficient in marijuana,” he added with a grin.
Bevan Sabo
Ariel Goldring
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NO ONE, OF ANY AGE, IN ALL OF RECORDED HISTORY, ANYWHERE ON PLANET EARTH HAS EVER DIED FROM THE INGREDIENTS IN MARIJUANA, MANY HAVE DIED FROM ITS PROHIBITION, LEGALIZE MARIJUANA!
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