marijuana‚ it will help stop wasting taxpayer dollars on failed marijuana prohibition. Controls and taxes marijuana like alcohol‚ and will only be available to adults. Adds criminal penalties for giving i to anyone under 21 years of age. weakens drug cartel and enforces road and workplace safety. It will generate billions in revenue‚ and save tax payers money. When marijuana is illegal‚ the government ends up spending unnecessary money just to jail illegal marijuana users. Some people may argue that
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Just like a movie action star‚ Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán‚ the most notorious drug lord in the world managed to escape from prison despite the maximum security. This is not the first but the second time that the powerful drug lord slip from the hands of the law enforcement. Guzman used a tunnel 1.5 kilometer in length to get out of prison. A small hole in the shower area of the cell was used during the escape. According to Alejandro Rubido‚ Security Commissioner of Mexico‚ the long tunnel was fitted
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known for producing large amounts of marijuana‚ crystal meth and heroin. At one time there were eight drug cartels in Mexico‚ now there are two main cartels still "operating and functioning" within Mexico‚ the Sinaloa Cartel and the recently established Jalisco New Generation Drug Cartel (CJNG). The War on Drugs in Mexico has led to the explosion of violence and criminal activity. The cartels are not fighting the government for power‚ they are protecting their billion dollar business. There are 37
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Organized Crime and Drug Trade Organized crime and the illicit drug trade is a fairly recent ordeal occurring throughout the world‚ both strongly linked with drug trafficking. Organized crime refers to the unlawful activities of the members of a highly organized‚ disciplined association engaged in supplying illegal goods and services‚ including gambling‚ prostitution‚ loan- sharking‚ narcotics‚ and labor racketeering (Schmalleger‚ 2011‚ pg.234). Drug trafficking‚ which is a type of organized crime
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The purpose of this paper will be to make a comparison between the Colombian drug cartels at the turn of the century with the mexican cartels today. The object of this comparison will be to determine the effectiveness of large scale millitary intervention against drug cartels.I will assess weather this comparison is not only justified but in any way usefull in understanding how fight a well funded well armed non-state enemy. This is a response to public comments by high ranking United States officials
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trained for dangerous missions around the globe. The DEA faces a great issue in preventing and ending the war on drugs. Wood states‚ “Mexico‚ a country all too familiar with violence as a way of life‚ is today a stark example of how crackdowns on drug cartels by American and local law enforcement agencies have utterly failed” (Wood‚ 2010‚ ¶ 7). Drugs‚ violence‚ and guns are the main influence to a never-ending drug war. The war created by the United States by demand of drugs has been a major issue for
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By Munoz Gomez‚ Rafael Purpose: To lead an appropriate analysis‚ understanding‚ comprehension; and find real solutions to the Mexican Cartels‚ and influences inside our borders; from a natural and objective point of view. Violence and drugs are problems severely connected with each other‚ during the last twenty years these two complex concerns have been increasing in the neighboring country‚ which is also our responsibility‚ and consequently affect the U.S. directly; while the U.S. Department
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determination to eliminate the drug cartels in Mexico‚ the Mexican government has not been able to stop the drug cartel’s operations (smuggling drugs‚ people and weapons to and from the USA) for many reasons. The drug cartels have proven to be powerful‚ well connected politically‚ well trained‚ well- armed‚ and manipulation of the masses. Therefore‚ it has been impossible for the Mexican government to stop cartels like La Familia from operating‚ and now the cartels have become a problem for the Unites
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money‚ houses‚ cars‚ and even sexual activity from the drug cartels. For example‚ letting cartels smuggle drugs across the border into the United States by allowing them to go through their line with no issues. After allowing this to happen the officers knew a payment would be coming shortly. Just like in the article‚ the nine officers who were charged with bribery or smuggling received sixty-thousand dollars for a single shift. The cartels nowadays are getting smarter by organizing their recruits
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has cost millions of lives‚ driven others from their homes‚ caused financial collapse‚ and broken up families. For example‚ according to Linda Hefrich (2010)‚ Ecuador provided political sanction for over 300‚000 Columbian refugees fleeing the drug cartels and drug related issues. Drug trafficking generates a tremendous amount of currency. This money is used to fund wars and terrorism. For example in Afghanistan the cultivation and exportation of opium‚ funds terrorist sects. Illicit drug trade affects
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