[WoofDog123]

The demand in the US and other countries is so high, the street value versus cost of production so astronomical, and the poverty in colombia so extreme, that I see no reality-based reason to expect the cocaine trade in the US to change.

The fact that colombia is partially controlled by a non-government military that uses terror and targetted assasinations as instruments of policy does NOT help prospects.

[robertpaulsen]

"The demand in the US and other countries is so high, the street value versus cost of production so astronomical, and the poverty in colombia so extreme, that I see no reality-based reason to expect the cocaine trade in the US to change."

It's hopeless, I tell you, hopeless!

[MplsSteve]

I agree.

The drug education programs in the US are great and Plan Colombia is a great idea.

But the key is reducing the demand for cocaine here in the US. As long as there's a market, there'll always be Pablo Escobars and Medellin Cartels.

We are the problem.