Putting the Mexican Cartels Out of Business
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Saturday, September 26, 10:30am – 12:00pm
Mexican drug cartels now employ over 100,000 soldiers and are responsible for nearly ten thousand deaths per year. Their largest source of income is marijuana. A panel of experts discuss how legalizing and regulating cannabis in the United States and abroad is the only viable solution for staving this ongoing bloodshed.
Moderator: Richard Cowan, former NORML director
- Mike Gray, Author of Drug Crazy; Common Sense for Drug Policy
- Ethan Nadelmann, Ph.D, Director, Drug Policy Alliance; Author of Cops Across Borders
- Norm Stamper, Former Seattle Police Chief; NORML Advisory Board
September 26th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
[...] Schedule Moderator: Madeline Martinez, NORML Board of Directors 9:00amRegistration10:00-10:30amCannabis Law Reform’s Missing Link: Law EnforcementFormer Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper; LEAP and NORML Advisory Board; Author of Breaking Rank10:30-12:00pmPutting the Mexican Cartels Out of BusinessPanel Info and Comments [...]
September 27th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
[...] the Mexican Cartels Out of Business Panel Info and Comments Mexican drug cartels now employ over 100,000 soldiers and are responsible for nearly ten thousand [...]
September 27th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
I am in strong favor of the relegalization of marijuana, and other now illegal drugs. Though, it is my belief that bad people will simply find a new way to be bad if/when there is no longer incentive for their previous ways.
However, as much as “putting the Mexican Cartels Out of Business” sounds like a good idea, I am worried what will replace the marijuana trade as the cartel’s source of income should marijuana become legal again in the states.
Does NORML have a position on this potential for new dangers?
Jeff
October 30th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Jeff, nobody thinks that dangerous violent criminals who make up the Mexican drug trafficking organizations are going to become Boy Scouts and set up lemonade stands if we take away the bulk of their business (marijuana makes up 60%-70% of their profits). The idea is that they will become dangerous violent criminals with far less power, money, and influence in Mexico. There will always be bad guys; we just don’t need to be giving them such massive income that they can bribe police chiefs with $450,000 per month.