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| Legal US Weed Is Killing Drug Cartels |
| 2015-02-11 |
| The growth of the U.S. marijuana industry has devastated drug cartels in Mexico, evidenced by fewer seizures of cannabis at the border and, according to Mexican security forces, a drop in total homicides and domestic marijuana production rates. |
| Posted by:Iblis |
| #8 Coca |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-02-11 21:49 |
| #7 I wonder what the cartels will do now. |
| Posted by: gorb 2015-02-11 19:17 |
| #6 Easier to import the raw materials from China into Mexico. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-02-11 14:51 |
| #5 "Also, meth arrests at the border are increasing." Sad, our meth junkies don't have enough patriotism to buy American. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-02-11 14:36 |
| #4 Killing? No. Dampening profits until a different cash crop is grown and put in the supply line? Yes. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2015-02-11 10:20 |
| #3 Mexican farmers who used to grow marijuana are switching to poppies and high grade heroin importation is rising. Cutting into the Taliban/Al Qaeda/Afghan warlord near-monopoly on the stuff, and therefore into their incomes? Except for the evil of the traffic, glory halleluyah! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2015-02-11 09:43 |
| #2 Also, meth arrests at the border are increasing. |
| Posted by: Ulique Pelosi8805 2015-02-11 07:09 |
| #1 Mexican farmers who used to grow marijuana are switching to poppies and high grade heroin importation is rising. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2015-02-11 00:29 |