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Mexico's most wanted drug lord 'El Mencho' killed in military operation (www.bbc.com)

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[–] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Mexico doesn't control the legality of drugs in the US.

The cartels don't send the drugs in Mexico, they sell them in the US.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Legalization within Mexico would still turn a cartel into a corporation overnight. They sell to people who may or may not smuggle it into the US but that's now American problems.

One might argue that comes with its own problems but the reality is most humans just don't take risks they don't have to.

I think the absolute worst case would be the cartels becoming a quasi-legal yakuza-esque establishment but that is at least an improvement. Plus, governments know exactly how to break yakuza like organizations now, thanks to the breaking of the yakuza.