Latin Pulse 1/04/12

Marijuana legalization and its effects on the drug cartels provide the focus on Latin Pulse this week. After Colorado and Washington state in the US changed laws late last year, experts began analyzing and speculating about whether this would have an impact on the Drug War. This program examines the political and economic scene in the US and in Latin America after these historic votes. The news segment of the program covers the latest on the health condition of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez. [Photo: Reuters/Carlos Jasso]