Over at TheRawStory, they have covered a story which should be of some interest to every American citizen becuase it concerns their taxes and their government. Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan told Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation that the United States ought to seriously consider legalization of marijuana.
“Those that suggest that some of these measures need to be looked at understand the dynamics of the drug trade; you have to bring demand down and one way to do it is to move in that direction [towards legalization]
In addition to the Mexican diplomat, three former presidents of Latin America – Former Colombian President Cesar Gaviria, former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, and former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo – have urged the United States to at least seriously discuss the issue of marijuana legalization. They are, of course, right–but hypocritical. In their own countries, they stifle the legalization movement and are even tougher on drug-related criminals than here in the United States. Of course, that is likely due to U.S. pressure. This is a several billion dollar industry which could supply billions to the economy and millions to busted-budgets nationwide.
Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan