[pexabit]

In this case, "supply creates its own demand" and in more than just the usual way.

Mexico can't dig itself out but the United States could quite easily crush the cartels and letting them continue is an active policy choice. (Consider the organized retail theft and carjacking in San Francisco and Chicago... these are not individual criminals, nor would the racket be profitable without an organized network carefully managing and allocating resources).

[3seashells]

The US would just need to flood the drug market with cheap state made drugs collapsing the price for a year or two. But then like any company the cartels and the prison industry lobby to well.

[pexabit]

This would be a good idea for ivory not so much fentanyl.

[tptacek]

https://www.thedrive.com/news/how-thieves-are-stealing-hyund...