this whole war on drugs is so stupid.. basically, we create the cartel violence problem..
all they wanna do is make money... there is a HUGE DEMAND for drugs in the US, and for some reason our government HATES IT (actually they love it, gives them lots of reason to pay themselves more/grow the government bigger)
so basically we have this huge demand for drugs in the USA, and it's illegal.... then you have places where they have HUGE SUPPLY of drugs, so of course.. supply/demand..
you end the war on drugs, make it legal in the US, what happens to cartels? they turn into real legitimate businesses.. they have everything in place already for the supply side! and now THEY PAY OUR GOVERNMENT! in taxation... not only that, but now phillip morris gets some competition! (if you didnt know, phillip morris has a game plan in action to produce commercial cannibus, oh you better believe it)
people act like the world will end if drugs were legal... newsflash, there's other parts of the world where they ALREADY ARE. or where NOBODY CARES... are there more addicts? no. addicts are gonna be addicts no matter what.. if it's legal, the only thing that changes is the violence created BECAUSE IT'S ILLEGAL.