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Mexico is moving to legalize cannabis in 2021

27 points by deegles 6y ago

s5300 6y ago
It means a certain political party is going to get to double down about the fact "they definitely aren't sending their best"
arbitrage 6y ago
"Men and nations behave wisely when they have exhausted all other resources."
manigandham 6y ago
The cartels will get even richer and stronger as they can now operate legal businesses. They're already involved in legal cannabis industry in the USA anyway and have plenty of political cover via corruption and money flows.
- zachrose 6y ago
  > They're already involved in legal cannabis industry in the USA anyway. How so?
  - manigandham 6y ago
    Just like any other organized crime that can invest and launder money. Even better when it's forced to be a cash-only industry thanks to federal regulations.
    - unixhero 6y ago
      Yeah that is just a dumb limitation.
      - eyelidlessness 6y ago
        It’s dumb, but it’s literally the way the entire US federal system works (nearly all federal power comes from the interstate commerce clause, cash-only is because electronic systems are almost exclusively regulated by it, except the constant flow of Bitcoin scams).
- nayaketo 6y ago
  How much do the Cartels depend on marijuana versus other harder drugs (like cocaine)? Maybe this won't affect the cartels at all. Also, hard to imagine Mexican government (who I've heard is in the pockets of cartels anyway) would do something that would hurt the cartels' bottom line.
- freeone3000 6y ago
  If the cartels become legitimate businesses, what problem do you have with them?
  - manigandham 6y ago
    What? They're still cartels. Their past crimes aren't removed and their behavior won't change. They're already front many legitimate businesses for money laundering, this just makes their core business even easier.
- eyelidlessness 6y ago
  I worked in the legal cannabis industry in the US for several years. While I’m sure organized crime has inroads, you’re wildly overstating it. The “cartels” running the legal market are well funded real estate and tech operators with a reputation that precedes them.
  - manigandham 6y ago
    Sure, there's a lot of foreign Chinese cartel money too. A lot of this is regional and more focused in Western states like California. The real estate and tech guys are either small-time independents or controlled by bigger money.
OnlyRepliesToBS 6y ago
legalized full recreational cannabis should be the goal - anything less than that (medicinal cannabis) is regulatory capture
freebuju 6y ago
This is a good move. Happy for them. As a consumer, anything that makes the end product safer to procure and consume is a big step forward. Going to dingy back alleys to get stepped down hash doesn't do marijuana plant justice.

27 points by deegles 6y ago

It means a certain political party is going to get to double down about the fact "they definitely aren't sending their best"

arbitrage 6y ago

"Men and nations behave wisely when they have exhausted all other resources."

manigandham 6y ago

The cartels will get even richer and stronger as they can now operate legal businesses. They're already involved in legal cannabis industry in the USA anyway and have plenty of political cover via corruption and money flows.

zachrose 6y ago
> They're already involved in legal cannabis industry in the USA anyway. How so?
- manigandham 6y ago
  Just like any other organized crime that can invest and launder money. Even better when it's forced to be a cash-only industry thanks to federal regulations.
  - unixhero 6y ago
    Yeah that is just a dumb limitation.
    - eyelidlessness 6y ago
      It’s dumb, but it’s literally the way the entire US federal system works (nearly all federal power comes from the interstate commerce clause, cash-only is because electronic systems are almost exclusively regulated by it, except the constant flow of Bitcoin scams).
nayaketo 6y ago
How much do the Cartels depend on marijuana versus other harder drugs (like cocaine)? Maybe this won't affect the cartels at all. Also, hard to imagine Mexican government (who I've heard is in the pockets of cartels anyway) would do something that would hurt the cartels' bottom line.
freeone3000 6y ago
If the cartels become legitimate businesses, what problem do you have with them?
- manigandham 6y ago
  What? They're still cartels. Their past crimes aren't removed and their behavior won't change. They're already front many legitimate businesses for money laundering, this just makes their core business even easier.
eyelidlessness 6y ago
I worked in the legal cannabis industry in the US for several years. While I’m sure organized crime has inroads, you’re wildly overstating it. The “cartels” running the legal market are well funded real estate and tech operators with a reputation that precedes them.
- manigandham 6y ago
  Sure, there's a lot of foreign Chinese cartel money too. A lot of this is regional and more focused in Western states like California. The real estate and tech guys are either small-time independents or controlled by bigger money.

OnlyRepliesToBS 6y ago

legalized full recreational cannabis should be the goal - anything less than that (medicinal cannabis) is regulatory capture

freebuju 6y ago

This is a good move. Happy for them. As a consumer, anything that makes the end product safer to procure and consume is a big step forward. Going to dingy back alleys to get stepped down hash doesn't do marijuana plant justice.