http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/46228927.htmlBy: DAVID CRARY
The Associated Press
05/27/09 7:47 AM EDT
NEW YORK – The Mexican drug cartels battling viciously to expand and survive have a powerful financial incentive: Across the border to the north is a market for illegal drugs unsurpassed for its wealth, diversity and voraciousness.
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"People say, 'It's easier for me to get pot than to buy a beer,'" said Barbara Cimaglio, deputy commissioner of the state Health Department's Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs.
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Eliminating drug abuse is not a realistic goal, Kerlikowske cautions. "But we can reduce the harm, the dangers, the drain on our economy."
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So, how's that Prohibition workin' for ya?
