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For sure your four border states are not going to vote weed legal, because of the horrific power it'd give the Mexican cartels to move right into the USA. But all power to DC, Colorado, etc...

Can I question that? It seems to me that if one of those states legalized pot, the primary loser would be the Mexican cartels. The illegal status of MJ is essential for their survival. If I were a drug lord I would donate millions to any candidate that will fight to keep MJ illegal. It would be a disaster if people could grow their own.

Okay, let me translate that. Lower PRICES for weed would be a proportional loss for the cartels.

But aren't we seeing, not lower but higher prices? That's what I read at least about legal weed in Colorado.

And believe me, you do not want these cartel gangsters positioning themselves at the borders of say, Texas and Arizona....this has nothing to do with weed being legal or illegal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Drug_War

By the end of Felipe Calderón's administration (200612), the official death toll of the Mexican Drug War was at least 60,000.[79] Estimates set the death toll above 120,000 killed by 2013, not including 27,000 missing.[80][81]

No, there is near universal agreement that the black market is what elevates price. It was true with alcohol prohibition and it's the same with drugs. The illegality makes it profitable for those who are willing to take the risk, or have the firepower to be untouchable.

The price could go up though if the state or federal government is taxing it enough.

Seems like I mentioned that earlier, but the legal price in Colorado is several times the illegal street price. I don't live there and don't know the specifics ... and I don't use weed anyway, but it is quite interesting.

Oh sorry id didn't read all of these post since the thread is so big. I believe that making it legal would hurt cartels but my point is the price could be more costly due to regulations and the grower making superior quality weed.