Mexican drug traffickers have adapted to marijuana legalization in US states

Currently, most of the marijuana consumed in the United States is produced within its borders, due to the ongoing legalization and decriminalization processes in several of its states.

This has hit Mexican organized crime groups and increased the prices of marijuana in Mexico. However, the InSight Crime organization found that drug traffickers have found new strategies to expand their markets.

The investigation "The end of (illegal) marijuana: what it means for criminal dynamics in Mexico", published this Wednesday, delves into how the legalization of marijuana in the US is impacting organized crime.