MEXICO: Saving It By Taking Profits Out Of The Drug Trade.

WSJ ONLINE/ Analysis & Opinion/ David Luhnow/
"To weaken the cartels, some argue the U.S. should legalize marijuana, let cocaine pass through the Caribbean and take the profit motive out of the drug trade. In the 40 years since U.S. President Richard Nixon declared a "war on drugs," the supply and use of drugs has not changed in any fundamental way. The only difference: a taxpayer bill of more than $1 trillion."