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title: ""What's worse, the drug war makes it harder for developing countries…"
date: 2016-01-04
source: facebook
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# "What's worse, the drug war makes it harder for developing countries…

*January 4, 2016 · Facebook*

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[http://www.vox.com/2015/12/31/10694644/marijuana-legalization-winning](http://www.vox.com/2015/12/31/10694644/marijuana-legalization-winning){target="_blank"}
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\"What\'s worse, the drug war makes it harder for developing countries to build up these institutions. For one, the threat of violence is generally destructive and makes it tough for any of these countries to see the kind of meaningful economic growth that is necessary to build up any institutions. But the drug war also gives drug trafficking groups enormous profits --- through the black market of prohibited drugs --- allowing them to bribe, extort, blackmail, and finance a war against any government entity that poses a threat.\"\
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Via @\[11810241:2048:Guillermo Peña\]
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