Is Legal Marijuana Threatening Mexican Drug Cartels?

Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml With an increasing number of states legalizing weed, the Mexican drug cartels are left with less demand for their most popular product. So how badly...

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Alaskans are finally able to legally smoke, now that recreational marijuana legislationhas gone into effect. Like in Washington, Oregon, and Colorado, the legalization continuesto carve the path for nationwide decriminalization. But as more states allow for controlled, homegrown,legal pot, Mexican drug cartels are left with less demand for their most popular product.So how badly is US marijuana legalization affecting the Mexican drug trade?Well, for Mexican cartels, growing and selling weed is an extremely lucrative business.Other drugs, like cocaine, have much higher profit margins. But unlike marijuana, cartelsare forced to buy cocaine from Colombia, while weed can be homegrown in Mexico. Accordingto the White House, in 2006, marijuana made up $8.6 billion out of a total $...