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CP Text: The United States federal government and Mexicoshould legalize cocaine, heroin, and marijuana and tax the saleof such drugs.

Legalization is the onl !a to solve drug violence in thestatus "uo # and it hel$s the econom.Miron %&&'(Jefrey A, senior lecturer in economics, Commentary: Legalize drugs to stopviolence, http://!cnn!com/"##$/%&L''C)/#*/"+/miron!legalization!drugs/ ,arch "+th"##$, accessed -/""/.*, J0CA12'345, assachusetts (C660 77 (ver the $ast t!o ears, drug violence inMexico has )ecome a *xture of the dail ne!s. Some of this violence $itsdrug cartels against one another+ some involves confrontations )et!eenla! enforcement and trac-ers. 2ecent estimates suggest thousands have losttheir lives in this 8ar on drugs!89he !)! and e;ican responses to this violence

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draconian $enalties and extensive enforcement, huge num)ers of $eo$lestill violate $rohi)ition. This means those !ho )rea- the la!, and those!ho do not, learn that o)eing la!s is for suc-ers. Prohi)ition is a drainon the $u)lic $urse. 0ederal, state and local governments s$end roughl677 )illion $er ear to enforce drug $rohi)ition. These same governmentsforego roughl 688 )illion $er ear in tax revenue the could collect from

legalized drugs,assuming these ere ta;ed at rates similar to those on alcoholand to