I'm surprised that even a small amount of legalization is having such an effect on the drug trade, and I've always cited this as a reason to legalize. Seizures

I'm surprised that even a small amount of legalization is having such an effect on the drug trade, and I've always cited this as a reason to legalize. Seizures being down a third in mexico and a fifth in the U.S. should just be hard evidence that the way to win the war on drugs is to kill the pipeline. More sweeping measures, including federal decriminalization and the passage of recreational use in the American Southwest, would probably sink the black market altogether. Let's see if republicans get the message or if they'll continue to cover their ears and eyes.