State Marijuana Legalization Would Hobble Mexican Drug Cartels, Study Finds

State Marijuana Legalization Would Hobble Mexican Drug Cartels, Study Finds: pPassage of one of the three state ballot measures to legalize marijuana in Washington, Colorado or Oregon could significantly weaken Mexican drug cartels, according to a new study by a Mexican think tank. “It is estimated that around one-third of Mexican drug gangs’ income is from marijuana, surpassed only and narrowly by cocaine,” according to the LA Times. [...]/p