The one thing we could do to alleviate this problem for our Southern neighbors is end the “War on Drugs(TM)”. There should be no money in such business.
Yes, now that we have 30 million illegal aliens here, why not keep them all cheaply stoned?LOL.
If its not drugs it would be something else, prostitution, human traffiking, and contracting themselves out to the Taliban and Hamas. These guys are no longer just drug cartels, they are war lords who shake the pillars of the Mexican government, and the pillars of the governments of Texas and Arizona.Taking the drugs away won’t stop them now.
As a matter of fact, every Mexican official who has suggested the remedy is no longer breathing Gods good air, but unfortunately, it wouldn’t stop them now.
The money involved is exactly why our corrupt government will not end it.
That won’t work either. If we legalize drugs, then there would be 20 fatal car accidents every day in LA county alone caused by all the people driving those freeways while high on drugs. As I recall, they tried legalizing marijuana in Alaska and then had to repeal that law because of all the crazy dangerous driving by people high on pot. I don’t think legalization of drugs is possible in a high-tech motorized society.
“...end the “War on Drugs(TM)”. There should be no money in such business.”
Legalizing drugs will not succeed in stopping the violence and definitely not stop the flow of money.
Our government will heavily regulate the newly legalized substances and the Mexican cartels, with their personnel and smuggling infrastructure already in place, will thumb their noses at the U.S. authorities and continue to do business on a black market.
U.S. stoners are the ones driving this situation. Without customers the Cartels would have no reason to send heroin, meth, and marijuana north. Hell, Mexican Cartels have marijuana farms set up in some National Forests, essentially making them no-go areas for the people who pay for those parks. The solution? Cut-off the demand. Make it so inconvenient, so painful for people who use, and a capital crime for those who deal, and watch most of the problem evaporate.
Legalizing drugs, the route Mexico took, is not the answer, as it leads to a more convoluted situation. The Mexicans have found that out the hard way.
“There should be no money in such business.”
The only way that’s going to happen is when there are no people in the business/s;)
Are the drugs produced in Mexico itself or are they being funneled through Mexico from South America? The US Army should be able to identify and destroy farms and production facilities, and if the Mexicans object, too bad. Where’s Gen. Pershing when you need him?;)