Mexico's Vicente Fox backs California measure to legalize pot

McClatchy Newspapers ^ | October 27, 2010 | Tim Johnson

[fr_freak]

OK fine. I'm a fool. But I don't contradict myself in one paragraph.

Will the cartels "lose massive market share. Period."
Or
"They would not fold, because they have plenty of diversified markets (crack, meth, coke, heroin, etc.) and the other 49 states"

How in the world is that a contradiction? Do you understand what the term "market share" means?

[kearnyirish2]

“He just wants to make his largest export legal.”

How does this make 20 million invaders legal?

Sorry

: )

[TigersEye]

Alcohol, doesn’t seem to fit your model.

Well, alcohol doesn't grow on trees. The next big savings is having those armed thugs. They prevent a lot of losses due to theft and confiscation. Legal pot growers wouldn't have that going for them.

[Levante]

Vicente Fox, like the current bastard president, Flippy Cabron, are corrupt, mexican assholes. A bullet is too good for them.

[Eagles6]

The gubmint would just tax the hell out of it, the price would remain the same and the black market would remain. Look at tobacco and booze in high taxed states. The cartels would shift their resources to smuggling more cocaine, meth, ecstasy illegals and weapons.

Mexico decriminalized drugs and that hasn't worked out too well for them.

[Responsibility2nd]

lolol

My comment # 41 was deleted?

Well then. Have to repost without the offending lingo. (I’ll leave that with you in your post - lololol)

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The cartels would be cut out of the American market. There’s be no money left in it for them.

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Really? One silly stupid law in one silly stupid state is going to cut the cartels off? Their billion dollar (annual) industry is going to disappear?

Wow! You’re a genius.

[calcowgirl]

I doubt it would be the peasants farming it, anyway.

It would more probably be the American NAFTA pot farms cashing in, with a kickback to Fox.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

So, you persist in your boorishness. I have made it abundantly clear, that the United States War on Marijuana should be ended. Not just ended in one State. You seem incapable of reasonable discussion. Taunting like a frightened democrat seems to be your modus operandi.

[TigersEye]

In CO if you get a Medical Marijuana Card you are then authorized to grow a set amount to sell to the outlets who then re-sell it from the MM shops. I have been told that they are very strict on the quality. I don’t know what their prices are like but it must not be that bad because I have heard people say that there are shops everywhere in Denver.

[UCFRoadWarrior]

NAFTA and NAU supporters should be mighty proud of their favorite Mexican leaders.

Shut the border, deport the illegals, abrogate NAFTA

[jakerobins]

He should focus on his own Crap Hole of a country.....

[stuartcr]

I really think that those that want to do that, are already doing it. I don’t that making something legal, makes people do it. Do you do all those things now? Will you start smoking pot? Your wife, in-laws, neighbors etc start?

[stuartcr]

Of course it won’t eliminate them, but how much organisecd crime and cartels are involved in illegal alcohol now?

[Walts Ice Pick]

“How great it would be for California to set this example. May God let it pass,” Fox told the W radio network in Mexico.

Yes, I do sense the hand of the Lord in this Proposition 19 movement.

Vaya con Dios.