Even if growing and selling were legalized, the cartels are essentially private in-house, in-industry armies. I expect there'd be a flare-up of violence as they

Even if growing and selling were legalized, the cartels are essentially private in-house, in-industry armies. I expect there'd be a flare-up of violence as they attempt to intimidate legal growers into backing off. Within a few years, though, they'd probably catch on that they can accomplish the same means via more traditional trusts and regulatory capture. They'll have to, before the market price drops through the floor, killing off their revenues. Not throwing advocacy one way or another, just an observation on the cartels' likely follow-up response.