The mob in the US didn't even reach its height until the Commission was formed and that was 2 years before the end of Prohibition. The Commission lasted for more than 50 years after the end of Prohibition. What really needs to happen in Mexico is a concerted effort between Mexican and American authorities to crack down on the cartels.
So... your argument is that because 13 years of alcohol prohibition was sufficient to cause the creation of an organized drug network that lasted 50 years after it's repeal... we shouldn't end prohibition of other drugs?
Yes, the cartels are established and entrenched and will be difficult to remove. However, ending prohibition would at least stop funneling large amounts of money to them now. We could then start the generations long process of rooting out and destroying these organizations created by our failed drug policy.
