Recent marijuana legalization measures in Washington and Colorado have sparked an international dialogue on drug policy, and how to change it.
This is especially true in Latin American countries, where the drug trade has had deadly consequences. So might legalizing marijuana diminish the power of the violent cartels?
Here to talk about that is Sylvia Longmire. She's the author of "Cartel: The Coming Invasion of Mexico's Drug Wars."
Latin America reconsiders pot legalization after ballot wins in US
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Take Two for January 9, 2013
- Jack Black on 'Bernie,' his Golden Globe nom and the future of Tenacious D
- Australia burns as NOAA reports 2012 was hottest year on record in US
- Latin America reconsiders pot legalization after ballot wins in US
- How Tide detergent became a hot commodity in the drug trade
- Is California's prison crisis coming to an end?
- The economic effects of fewer immigrants, more retirees in the Golden State
- What the Affordable Care Act means for multi-status families
- Suspended Houston Rockets rookie Royce White's struggle with anxiety
- 2013 Python Challenge kicks off this weekend in Florida
- Hugo Chavez inauguration postponed to allow for further recovery
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