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Interested to know if cartel activity decreased since some US states legalised marijuana. And how much it could potentially fall if all other US states followed
by nomilk 3y ago
Interested to know if cartel activity decreased since some US states legalised marijuana. And how much it could potentially fall if all other US states followed suit.
If marijuana and cocaine were made legal and taxed in the US, would these cartels still exist?
- Wohlf 3y agoEnding prohibition didn't end the mafia it just took some of the wind out of their sails, they moved on to other things.
- ImJamal 3y agoThey likely would exist, at least some of them. Cartels are getting into legal industries like avocados and gold mines. They are also involved with human trafficking, protection rackets, robberies, etc. The LA Times did an exposé about the avocado aspect. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-11-20/mexico-cartel-violence-avocados https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-11-20/mexico...
- herbst 3y agoWhat about fentanyl and opioids? Pretty sure that is where the big money is at.
- yMMe2WYE_D 3y agoI would expect a lot more turf wars if drug market shrinks. And not having the drug money flow into the country might not be that great, at lest in short time.