Stop Subsidizing Mexican Drug Gangs

The horrifying drug-war violence south of our border with Mexico continues to worsen, and we're the ones subsidizing it.

Like it or not, marijuana is a massive industry. Some 100 million Americans admit to government survey-takers that they've used it, with nearly 15 million acknowledging use in the past month.

That's a huge market -- more Americans than will buy a new car or truck this year, or that bought one last year. Estimates based on U.S. government figures have pegged marijuana as the number one cash crop in America, with a value exceeding corn and wheat ... Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 24, 2009

The regulation and decriminalization of marijuana was the most popular change on change.gov, and the Obama administration did not take it up. Articles like this and local actions will be need to effect bottom-up democracy on this issue.

It is rumored that pot is the number one cash crop in California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. How do they get their data?

By taking marijuana out of the criminal underground and regulating and taxing it as we do beer, wine and liquor, we can cut the lifeline that makes these Mexican drug gangs so large and powerful. And at the same time we’ll have a level of control over marijuana production and distribution that is impossible under prohibition.

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