DEA Marijuana Seizures Nearly Double As Marijuana Production in Mexico

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DEA Marijuana Seizures Nearly Double As Marijuana Production in Mexico Grows by 35%
by Kurt A. Gardinier

The total amount of marijuana seized by the DEA nearly doubled from 1,539 metric tons in 2008 to 2,980 metric tons in 2009, according to numbers disclosed by the DEA as part of their budget request for 2011.

Meanwhile, the cultivation of marijuana in Mexico rose 35% in 2008 to nearly 30,000 acres, according to a report released by the U.S. State Department.

These latest numbers confirm that the only thing an increase in the amount of marijuana seizures by the DEA will do is force more marijuana to be grown by gangs in Mexico, lining the pockets of drug cartels, and further fueling the bloodshed along our border and in our respective countries.

When is the U.S. government going to realize that they will never eliminate the demand for marijuana? There is only one real solution to this crisis: tax and regulate marijuana.

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its about control, i don't believe they really care about eliminating the demand, its just another tool to invade and control our lives....clinton solidified this opinion for me, of all, i expected him to be the first on the path toward decriminalization at a minimum, but then he was just as bad as reagan and bush I....at least clinton didn't really campaign on it like obama, but i expected him to be the first

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Obama in the fine democrat male tradition is a spineless jellyfish weakling. The only reason he's not pushing legalization and end to the wars is he's scared shitless of the republicans. Without significantly more progress his youth vote will evaporate and they were key in his election.