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Could US cocaine legalization halt Mexican cartels? Is cocaine their only revenue? I think it would have to include anything they are bringing into the countr
by LinuxBender 3y ago
Could US cocaine legalization halt Mexican cartels?
Is cocaine their only revenue? I think it would have to include anything they are bringing into the country that gets entirely legalized such as making fentanyl non-RX. I can not imagine pharma lobbyists being OK with this.
Assuming cocaine was their only revenue and I am just guessing but perhaps if federal, state, county and city governments did not add bureaucracy, gave businesses a quick path to being productive and did not put a high tax burden on them then maybe. Anything that adds friction or high cost overhead could give cartels a competitive advantage. There is a higher cost overhead to operating a business legally. Subsidizing a few years of startup costs and giving major tax incentives for a decade may help to change purchasing behavior.