How can we be confident about what would happen in Mexico if drugs were legalized?
A counter argument: if the US legalized these drugs, the cartels would just shift their focus to other countries where the drugs are still illegal and profitable. They'd also shift their focus from drug trafficking to human trafficking, kidnapping, extortion, etc
How can the Mexican voter be assured that drug legalization would succeed at improving the economy significantly?
None of the other countries Mexican drug trade supplies are even close to the size of the US in terms of the market. Europe and Asia have other (competing) providers. Also, the US legalizing drugs would have an effect on worldwide policy that say, Mexico or Brazil embracing legalization would not have.
A counter argument: if the US legalized these drugs, the cartels would just shift their focus to other countries where the drugs are still illegal and profitable. They'd also shift their focus from drug trafficking to human trafficking, kidnapping, extortion, etc
How can the Mexican voter be assured that drug legalization would succeed at improving the economy significantly?