U.S. Government Declares Country’s Marijuana Users Responsible for Fueling Mexican Cartel Violence (Latina Lista)

In a market analysis of how much revenue Mexican drug trafficking organizations earned in 2004-2005 from selling various drugs to U.S. users, it was found that marijuana netted the most money — and we’re not talking pesos here.

Mexican drug cartels grossed $8.6 billion with marijuana sales alone. The next highest drug-in-demand is cocaine which netted $3.9 billion.

This first-time analysis lends credence to the movement in the United States to legalize marijuana.”*

*From: http://www.latinalista.net
Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish

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