Illegal drug trade

conquer when dealing with other culture groups. One of the more popular and beautiful cities, Medellin, is often portrayed as a dangerous place to visit—full of drug cartels, kidnappings, and homicides. The popularity of cocaine and the illegal drug trade have both left the uninformed public with the opinion that the citizens of Colombia are all drug fanatics and/or murderers. While strong, united family values exist and there is a solid drive for education shaping the workforce, Colombian…

According to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, a drug is considered to be a chemical substance that alters the structure or function of a living organism. In Canada it is an offence to posses one single cannabis cigarette(joint) and for a first-time summary conviction offence the punishment is a fine of up to $1000 and/or six months imprisonment. Cannabis has been an illegal drug since it was added to the Confidential Restricted list in 1923 under the Narcotics Drug Act Amendment Bill…

With drug use on the rise in America, the drug cartels have become more powerful than can be controlled by Mexican authorities or U.S border patrol. Just like in No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy. We need to put more effort into controlling the trade. Many people in Mexico have a hard time living in their country due poverty. According to the Japan Times the Mexican poverty rate hit 46.2% last year. The poverty line isn’t as high as you think it is. The Japan Times defines poverty as…

worrying high percentages of the drug traffic and production smuggled to the U.S through the past years; as a consequence of, the Colombia status as the world’s principal cocaine-production nation. During 2000 and 2010, drug users in the United States spend on the order of $100 billion annually on cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine, but in 2000, much more money was spent on cocaine than marijuana; in 2010 the opposite was true (estimation). However, the drug traffic is not the only…

history of smuggling drug into certain American neighbors and cities. The CIA was created from the National Security Act of 1947. The CIA has been involved in heroin trafficking from the Turkey-Marseille’s connection to the Asian Connection in the early 1950’s to the 1970’s. But the CIA was mostly noted for their involvement in the cocaine epidemic in 1980’s. Before I write about the cocaine epidemic of the 1980’s. We should look at the involvement of the CIA in earlier drug rings. In…

retail crime (ORC) succeeds in an economy filled with penny-pinching consumers that consistently decide to obtain cheaper ways of purchasing. A number of consumers look to purchase things such as luxury items and even over-the counter prescription drugs. Although these shopping decisions may seem minor, they essentially fuel organized retail crime rings full of shoplifters that ultimately sends millions of dollars to international terrorist. Many of these international terrorists are functioning…

the world, it is no surprise that illegal activities are piggy-backing the legal globalization activities and enjoying the ride. Drug traffickers have found ingenious ways to push their illegal drugs around the globe better than any nation trying to administer legal drugs. The war on drugs has only seemed to overload our prisons with small time dealers and users rather than the hardened criminals creating and moving the products in a global manner. With the trade being mostly a ghost…

Drug Trafficking: An Analysis of Drug Trafficking Between the U.S. and Mexico The illegal drug trade is also called the black market where people manufacture, distribute, and the sale of drugs like cocaine, marijuana, and heroine. The trade of illegal drugs happens globally whether it is traveling by a ship, car, or plane. Everyday drug trafficking affects a person's life and the nation's economy by the flow of money to other countries and the increase of violence. Drug trafficking in Mexico is…

In approach to this subject, researchers gathered data collected from the FBI and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to pinpoint the approximate arrival date of crack cocaine in 27 different metropolitan areas (Grogger, Willis 1-2). After analyzing the data for each individual city, an approximate arrival date supported by both sources is assigned,…

Marijuana is a federally illegal drug which is classified right along with heroin. Realistically it is less harmful than multiple legal substances. Also the addictive properties are very low when in contrast to things like alcohol and tobacco. It is crazy to think that marijuana was legal for most of history. Then they put a ban on it just like they did with alcohol except for the fact it never became legal again. Until the United States started to come to their senses and realize that marijuana…