Mexico is the biggest supplier of marijuana to the United States, and the illegal drug trade is tearing Mexico apart. [1]
Mexico has been wracked by murders connected to the drug trade. Last year, it suffered more than 6,500 drug-related killings, triple the number in 2007. And 2010 looks worse. As of mid-March, more than 2,000 people have died in drug-related homicides – which puts Mexico on pace for more than 10,000 such deaths this year. That’s more than one every hour.
The linked article (from the Chicago Tribune [1]) argues that California’s upcoming ballot initiative [2] legalizing marijuana would be the worst nightmare of the Mexican drug cartels.
For the terrible numbers from Mexico at a glance, see here. [3]
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