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Logical

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Thu Mar 3, 2016, 11:25 PM Mar 2016

Not a shock! "Huge drops in Mexican marijuana seizures"

So we are finally winning the war on drugs!!

Legal marijuana may be doing at least one thing that a decades-long drug war couldn't: taking a bite out of Mexican drug cartels' profits.

The latest data from the U.S. Border Patrol shows that last year, marijuana seizures along the southwest border tumbled to their lowest level in at least a decade. Agents snagged roughly 1.5 million pounds of marijuana at the border, down from a peak of nearly 4 million pounds in 2009.

The data supports the many stories about the difficulties marijuana growers in Mexico face in light of increased competition from the north. As domestic marijuana production has ramped up in places such as California, Colorado and Washington, marijuana prices have fallen, especially at the bulk level.

More at:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/03/legal-marijuana-is-finally-doing-what-the-drug-war-couldnt/

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Not a shock! "Huge drops in Mexican marijuana seizures" (Original Post) Logical Mar 2016 OP
EXACTLY what was expected ... nt Trajan Mar 2016 #1
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