12 Federal Mexican Police Killed in Ambush

[Vladimir]

I see where there seems to be confusion. I meant stop fighting the cartels over drugs, and fight ANYONE who is into human trafficking, kidnapping, etc.

Huh; and I was hoping plant sorghum this year.

While I can understand making an effort to legitimizing "soft" drugs, giving up is not an option. The same arrument was used whenever something bad happened in Colombia. Now everyone is whining about Mexico. The more things change...

[Centurion1]

You want to legalize cocaine.......

Hoe about we legalize walking over the border it would solve the immigration problem right?

[Ice]

Huh; and I was hoping plant sorghum this year.

While I can understand making an effort to legitimizing "soft" drugs, giving up is not an option. The same arrument was used whenever something bad happened in Colombia. Now everyone is whining about Mexico. The more things change...

I'm not talking about giving up. Just because I believe in the legalization of most drugs does mean I support the cartels committing other crimes. Legalizing one of their main cash crops will take a ton of money from their pockets, and place it in legitmate business/ the government's pocket. This will be a major blow, and coupled with more police focusing on their other crimes, I believe we can halt a lot of this other non sense.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

I'm not talking about giving up. Just because I believe in the legalization of most drugs does mean I support the cartels committing other crimes. Legalizing one of their main cash crops will take a ton of money from their pockets, and place it in legitmate business/ the government's pocket. This will be a major blow, and coupled with more police focusing on their other crimes, I believe we can halt a lot of this other non sense.

You're not factoring in the endemic corruption South of the Rio Grande. Legal or not, the current powers-that-be in the drug trade will attempt to retain their interests. Moreover, they'll continue to smuggle drugs even if they are legal -- as with the sale of cigarettes in the USA. Would this benefit the consumer by providing a lower cost product? Probably. Would it negate crime? Not hardly. The heydey of the Mafia in the USA came AFTER the legalization of booze.

[Ice]

You're not factoring in the endemic corruption South of the Rio Grande. Legal or not, the current powers-that-be in the drug trade will attempt to retain their interests. Moreover, they'll continue to smuggle drugs even if they are legal -- as with the sale of cigarettes in the USA. Would this benefit the consumer by providing a lower cost product? Probably. Would it negate crime? Not hardly. The heydey of the Mafia in the USA came AFTER the legalization of booze.

Using their most popular drug, cannabis, as an example, I just don't think the Mafia would have much success. It's not a hard choice if I'm going to go to my local 7-11 and buy high quality cannabis, or the shady guy down the street who has disgusting, chemical filled Mexican Cannabis. Even if it was cheaper. Same goes for a variety of other drugs. You can't really compare this to a standardized product such as cigerettes.