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Will Mexico's Legalization Of Marijuana Blunt Drug Cartel Power?

Marijuana plants in Oakland, California. (Mathew Sumner/AP)
Marijuana plants in Oakland, California. (Mathew Sumner/AP)

Mexico is close to legalizing recreational cannabis and having the largest cannabis market in the world. What does that mean for the drug cartels there?

Ryan Berg, research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, explains.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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