'This is the beginning of the end for marijuana prohibition across the world'
Rory Carroll
The Observer, Series: The Observer drugs debate
A study by the Mexican Competitiveness Institute said legalising cannabis in Colorado, Washington and Oregon could cut cartel profits by up to 30%.
"I really think this is the beginning of the end for marijuana prohibition, not only in the US, but across the world," said Sean McAllister, a former assistant attorney general in Colorado and member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. "We didn't just legalise it – we created a regulatory system."
Just as Colorado and other states pre-empted the federal government's abandonment of alcohol prohibition in 1933, the same may happen with pot
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