Mexico's drug war: Made in USA

As the bodies pile up from drug cartels gone wild in our neighbor Mexico, it is obvious these folks fighting to the death have a pretty hefty profit they're concerned about keeping.

But the demand that is feeding this bloody southern supply does not come from within a town like Ciudad de Juarez' borders. This problem is American-made. In fact, even the guns in the hands of many of the illegal entrepreneurs are stamped with Made in the USA. Something tells me Texas alone has a fair number of gun shops.

So why not decriminalize, grow our own bad habits -- or we can buy our dope from our northern, less bloodthirsty neighbor Canada?

Sure, there'll be a black market for any product being pushed, but the profit would be taken out of it for many dealers. And what government doesn't like a new item to tax? Not to mention tax dollars saved by getting some nonviolent drug offenders treatment instead of taxpayer-funded trips to prison through a revolving door.

Plus, agriculturally speaking, some struggling farmers could be given a new cash crop or two. And job creation would be a part of any such farming operation due to the necessary security guards and infrastructure to keep your local potheads from having too much of a green thumb and going on a midnight crop run.

Despite all of these cutting-edge, slightly off-kilter ideas, something tells me our country will keep on keepin' on with that good old status quo regarding our neighbor to the south:

Build a wall on the border and hope we can keep our favorite gardener and drywall guy.