Marijuana legalization severely cuts into the business of Mexican drug cartels

In addition to increasing homelessness, at least in Colorado, the drug lords south of the border are not making the profits they used to.  At least that's a good thing.

The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that pot farmers in the Sinaloa region have stopped planting due to a massive drop in wholesale prices, from $100 per kilo down to only $25. One farmer is quoted as saying: “It’s not worth it anymore. I wish the Americans would stop with this legalization.”

Marijuana has accounted for nearly half of all total drug arrests in the US for the past 20 years, according to the FBI’s crime statistics.

If pot is legal and it cuts down all drug arrests by half, that's a good thing too.  Cops can concentrate on more important work, while potheads smoke themselves into a stupor.