El Centro

"They can kill each other off for all I care, but this is one of the consequences of the USA's long-failed drug policies and the stupid War On Drugs. Each U.S. state that legalizes pot is taking an important step towards disempowering these violent criminals. But there are still the rest of the stupidly banned popular intoxicating substances used by over 100 million North Americans."

Sure didn't take you long to once again blame the US for your problems in Mexico.

I think you should read the article I have linked. There is a lot of basic truth and reality in it. While not a totally definitive nor empirical study it does make the case that drug use legal or otherwise is counter productive towards a thriving society.

Additionally drugs are addictive, particularly, marijuana, cocaine, heroin and meth!
Of course when all of these "legal" users become totally dependant and can no longer support themselves of their families, I suppose you, as a proponent of socialism will champion the government to embrace the addicts and supplement their addiction.

Sounds to me like it's a dog with its' tail in its' mouth!

What would be your plan to resolve those health issues?

Here is a really great idea, why doesn't the Mexican government declare war on the trafficer's and producer's in and through Mexico.........perhaps then we wouldn't have such a thriving "drug culture" here in the US. Of course the lily white innocence of the government in Mexico would be offended by such a suggestion.

Read this: https://ncadd.org/about-addiction/addiction-update/drugs-and-alcohol-in-the-workplace

First off, you make the typical brainwashed assumption that most people who use stupidly banned substances are addicts or abusers. You are greatly mistaken. I can only imagine it would shock you to your core to know just how many "regular" and "professional" people that you deal with every day at least smoke pot and probably snort a bit of coke on the weekends. Unless you live in a bubble.

It's a damn shame that instead of even being able to acknowledge the problem you take the Reefer Madness approach and try to justify the War on Drugs as some noble cause.

Health issues! Yes, that is what addiction and abuse are. So then why are the jails filled with mostly black and latino men who's only "crime" was possession of a stupidly banned substance?

Ever hear of a country called Portugal? They decriminalized all the popular substances a decade and a half ago. Addiction rates are down. Abuse rates are down. Crime rates are down.

SUGAR is a much more harmful substance than pot.

I almost can't believe your comment about "why doesn't Mexico declare war on...". You obviously live in some kind of bubble and haven't been paying attention for the past 4 decades. I can't help you there. We're tired of fighting a proxy war for the USA. Sell your damn citizens the drugs they want! Stop pretending to be Puritans! Stop being hypocrites!

Ban alcohol, sugar, coffee, tobacco and most of your pharmaceutical drugs, then, and at least be consistent. But see, we already know that isn't going to happen because Big Pharma and Big Alcohol and Big Tobacco spend millions lobbying to keep pot and other popular recreational substances illegal.