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Thursday, November 08, 2012

Fighting drug trade with legalisation in US

The bold move to legalise recreational use of marijuana could cut the profits of Mexican cartel’s by $1.4 billion Following the US presidential election this week, the states of Colorado and Washington have quietly made history by voting to legalise the use of marijuana. The new legislation is likely to have an impact across the border in Mexico, where a deadly drug war is being waged. Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman reports from the capital Mexico City. Source aljazeera.com
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4 comments:

  1. TheWayfarerThursday, November 8, 2012 at 10:39:00 AM CST

    Comrade Holder's (social) justice department still vows to send in the goon squads, though.

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  2. TheWayfarerThursday, November 8, 2012 at 10:41:00 AM CST

    http://reason.com/blog/2012/11/07/dea-responds-to-legal-weed-in-colorado-a

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  3. texlahomaThursday, November 8, 2012 at 4:40:00 PM CST

    Galt - Thanks for the link.

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  4. billy pilgrimMonday, November 12, 2012 at 4:30:00 PM CST

    i'm still pretty skeptical about all this. i wouldn't be surprised if the cartels make big contributions to the dems and reps to keep it illegal.

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