Legalized Marijuana in US Increases Competition for Mexican Drug Cartels Angela Kocherga - KVUE News
go to original May 16, 2013

Mexican drug cartels fighting each other for smuggling routes face increasing competition in the U.S. where legalization in some states has increased the amount of marijuana available.

The drug war in Mexico may have helped U.S. growers gain a foothold in some regions.

“The majority of this weed is coming from California, a little bit of it is coming from Colorado,” said a narcotics officer with the El Paso Police Department who works undercover.

According to the DEA, the amount of marijuana from Mexico seized in the El Paso area declined by nearly half starting in 2009, as drug cartels clashed violently just across the border in Juarez.

As they fought for control of smuggling routes, narcotics officers in El Paso began to see more U.S. grown pot, especially a variety known as Kush. It’s more potent, but higher priced than Mexican marijuana.

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