| | |  Editorials | Opinions | February 2009 
Welcome to Washington State, Mexican Drug Cartels
 Damon Agnos - Seattle Weekly
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According to a Justice Department report cited in the New York Times, the Seattle and Yakima areas are seeing a surge in activity by those crazily murderous Mexican drug cartels... over the non-lethal substance that fueled Harold and Kumar's epic journey to White Castle.
Says the article:
In Washington State, now the second biggest domestic producer of marijuana, Mexican cartels are growing improved varieties of outdoor marijuana to compete with BC Bud and other potent indoor plants.
A few thoughts:
1. For the millionth time, how stupid do we have to be to create a market for these guys, particularly by prohibiting a substance that is, by pretty much every measure, less harmful than the alcohol we tax and regulate? It's not like they're selling nuclear briefcases. But it is like we're putting up a welcome sign for Genghis Khan.
2. Is this a good thing for regional pot consumers? I'll confess that I'm not knowledgeable about cannabis varieties, but I do hear good things about BC Bud. If the Mexican cartels can grow stuff that competes with that, then local consumers should probably be pretty excited about their new range of options. (Just try to stay out of any crossfire, should it come about.)
3. In 2006, marijuana was estimated to be a billion dollar crop in Washington state. We have a giant budget deficit and a need for new sources of revenue. I feel like the scenario where we fund worthy programs with proceeds from the pot industry is the lost stanza of "Imagine". |
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