Mexican Government Warns U.S.| Drug Cartel Might Be Upset Over Loss of Weed Income | Marijuana.com

Mexican Government Warns U.S.| Drug Cartel Might Be Upset Over Loss of Weed Income | Marijuana.com

As the potential full-scale legalization effort for the use of recreational marijuana in the U.S. is now two states deep, and the great states of Colorado and Washington voiced their opposition to marijuana prohibition. Mexico is feeling backed into a corner, and being forced to “reevaluate its costly battle to make a dent in the large quantity of marijuana smuggling that currently makes its way across the border,” noted Luis Videgaray the primary go to guy for Mexico’s transition team for their new president-elect Enrique Pena Nieto’s.

“Obviously we can’t handle a product that is illegal in Mexico; why we should try and stop its transfer to the United States? When in the U.S., at least in Colorado and Washington, it has a different status,” Videgaray went on to reflect. “I believe this compels us to re-think the relationship, particularly in regards to security … For us this is an unfortunate and unforeseen element.” source


Mr. Videgaray just barely pulled up short of making a full-scale threat, of outright walking away from their Mexican enforcement efforts, keeping Mexican grown pot from crossing the border and into United States market (yuck). Unfortunately for both sides – these ill-timed comments came less than a month before President-elect Pena Nieto is to make his long anticipated journey to the White House. Just days before taking office, Mexico’s President-elect appeared to like the new political position they find themselves in, as they are now the ones applying pressure on the Obama administration to strictly enforce their federal law, which continues to prohibit the recreational use of pot.