Medical Marijuana Reducing Drug Trafficking

Although I'm not a proponent of medical marijuana myself, I do think it's interesting that an increase in local production within the country has forced at least some areas outside the country out of the drug trade. As bloomberg.com notes, "The effects are being felt in Sinaloa, long the heart of Mexican pot production. Farmers there are ripping out marijuana planted on hillsides." While the laws of supply and demand may sometimes diminish undesirable production, the drug cartel is still a major problem that will likely continue even if some drugs become less lucrative.