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2021-03-11 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Mexico is set to legalize marijuana and create 'world's largest legal market' in bid to combat country's powerful drug cartels

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-03-11 07:39|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Narcos

#1 The cartels are not making their money on weed.

The profit-centers are cocaine, heroin, meth and avocados.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2021-03-11 09:31|| 2021-03-11 09:31|| Front Page Top

#2 The profit-centers are cocaine, heroin, meth and avocados.

Just like the mob got its start here with prohibition. Now they are diversified.

Posted by Angstrom 2021-03-11 10:27|| 2021-03-11 10:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Let the peasants have that good Mexican pot and maybe they'll stay in Mexico instead of coming here. But then, far more likely that they'll bring it here with them.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2021-03-11 12:36|| 2021-03-11 12:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Avocados? Wow. Sorta like the Corleone Family's olive oil.

Posted by Glinelet Jomoger2773 2021-03-11 13:25|| 2021-03-11 13:25|| Front Page Top

#5 And they'll either tax it enough or set the price high enough that the black market will still thrive.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2021-03-11 15:36|| 2021-03-11 15:36|| Front Page Top

#6 Let the peasants have that good Mexican pot

No such thing, hombre.

Posted by Injun Chomomble7936 2021-03-11 16:41|| 2021-03-11 16:41|| Front Page Top

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