Mexico’s cartels would lose as much as $1.425 billion now that Colorado legalized marijuana. Cartel target #1.

[michiganmoon]

Originally Posted by ntwrkguy1

If another 10 states legalize pot, the cartels are going to have a serious cash-flow problem.

I agree. And they can't target that many places.

[cruxan]

Originally Posted by michiganmoon

I agree. And they can't target that many places.

so far I haven't heard of one case in where the cartels have burned down one of the 23 hundred marijuana dispensaries..

[Roaddog]

The cartel will boom from this, they will not loose they will profit from running shops here in the USA, anyone who thinks they will give up a big money business is fooling themselves.

[majoun]

Originally Posted by freightshaker

During prohibition the mafia made their money on illegal booze. After prohibition they simply changed their strategy. The cartels are no different. They will simply shrug, change their product and move along as before.

The mafia didn't go away after prohibition ended but the violence ended.

[majoun]

Originally Posted by malamute

And drugs are what makes so many Americans too lazy to work for a living. They'd rather lay around all day getting high --- as long as the taxpayers have to provide them a free living.

If there is so much money that so many people can stay stoned all the time, it's time to start cutting off the food stamps and unemployment and other welfare handouts.

Wouldn't change anything with drugs.

Drug use will never be eradicated and any attempts to do so are foolishness. It can only be managed.