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Mexican Drug Cartels Doing Big Business With Pot Farms in TX
Posted by admin in World News on September 28, 2009
Mexico’s nimble drug cartels are leapfrogging tightened border security and establishing sophisticated marijuana-growing operations in North Texas and Oklahoma, law enforcement officials say.
Mexican Pot Growers Elude Border Security: Plant It Here
Posted by admin in Political News on September 28, 2009
Mexico’s drug cartels are leapfrogging tightened border security and establishing sophisticated marijuana-growing operations in North Texas and Oklahoma, law enforcement officials say. The traffickers’ farming operations, known as “grows,” have been an increasing problem on public lands in California and other Western states for some time.
War on Drugs conference: Legalize marijuana…
Posted by admin in Political News on September 24, 2009
EL PASO — Legalizing marijuana in the United States would weaken Mexico’s powerful drug cartels, panelists at a War on Drugs conference said Tuesday.
“If you take away half of their money, it will hurt them,” said William Martin…
Mexico and Argentina move towards decriminalising drugs
Posted by admin in World News on August 31, 2009
In a backlash against the US ‘war on drugs’, Latin America is turning to a more liberal drug policy. Argentina’s supreme court has ruled it unconstitutional to punish people for using marijuana for personal consumption, an eagerly awaited judgment that gave the government the green light to push for further liberalisation.
In Decriminalizing Much Drug Use, Mexico May Be Setting…
Posted by admin in World News on August 26, 2009
With barely a peep from Washington, Mexico decriminalizes the use of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and crystal meth. Where’s the drug war?
A Green Shoot of Freedom in Mexico as Drug Posssession OK’d
Posted by admin in Political News on August 21, 2009
Mexico decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroin on Friday — a move that prosecutors say makes sense even in the midst of the government’s grueling battle against drug traffickers. The new law sets out maximum “personal use” amounts for drugs, also including LSD and methamphetamine.
Legalizing pot would take away 70 % of drug cartels profit..
Legalizing marijuana would eliminate the huge profits taken in by the Mexican drug cartels, which are threatening the stability of Mexico and the U.S., said Aaron Houston, a pro-pot advocate in Washington.
Help Mexico by Legalizing Marijuana
Posted by admin in World News on July 13, 2009
If ever there were a time for politicians to open up this debate, it is now.
Legalize pot movement gains steam – Addictions- msnbc.com
The savage drug war in Mexico. Crumbling state budgets. Weariness with current drug policy. Such developments are kindling optimism among those who want to see marijuana legalized.
Nation & World | More are asking: Is it time to legalize pot
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on June 16, 2009
The savage drug war in Mexico. Crumbling state budgets. Weariness with current drug policy. The election of a president who said, “I inhaled.”
These are reasons why many proponents of legalized marijuana have unprecedented optimism.
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