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The Rise of Marijuana Trafficking Part I

The Rise of Marijuana Trafficking Part I

FromDEMOLER: The Prelude


The Rise of Marijuana Trafficking Part I

FromDEMOLER: The Prelude

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Jul 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, we do a deep dive into how marijuana grew in Mexico, the subsequent rejection of it, and how a counterculture used it as the plant of its movement. We also do a deep dive into the start of counternarcotics campaigns.Sources for this episode are:El Siglo de Drogas by Luis AstorgaDrug Trafficking in Mexico: A First General Assessment - by Luis AstorgaHome Grown: Marijuana and the Origins of Mexico's War on Drugs By Isaac CamposEl Cartel de Sinaloa by Diego Enrique OsornoEl Narco by Ioan GrilloThe Dope by Benjamin T. SmithThe 1972 Consumers Union Report on Licit and Illicit Drugs By Edward M. Brecher and the Editors of Consumer Reports MagazineOperation Intercept: The Perils of Unilateralism by Kate DoyleThis episode was written by DEMOLER;Post Production by Sharp Spoon MediaYou can find early released episodes, bonus content, episode photos, maps and infographics and more on our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/DEMOLER
Released:
Jul 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (5)

DEMOLER's The Prelude is a dive into the origins of Mexico's 'War on Drugs' and how we ascended into becoming one of the largest transnational narcotics trafficking countries. We cover the rise of drugs, the old generation of trafficking organizations, and the corrupt officials and politicians that profited from it.