Marijuana legalization has expanded greatly across the United States, the primary destination for illicit drugs produced in Mexico. Today, two-thirds of the US population now has legal access to medicinal or recreational marijuana and the DEA says the majority of the marijuana its anti-drug officials seize is produced domestically.
This has major implications for Mexico’s organized crime groups, who just 10 years ago were the main suppliers of marijuana to the United States. In the mountains of Sinaloa, long one of the country’s epicenters for marijuana production, a transformation is taking place. As prices have plummeted, small farmers are looking to other crops or leaving farming behind altogether and migrating to major urban centers.
But the powerful organized crime groups operating in this region, most notably the Sinaloa Cartel, have adapted and turned to the mass production of synthetic drugs like methamphetamine and fentanyl. Not only that, but they’ve turned inward in an attempt to capitalize on Mexico’s growing -- and almost legal -- domestic market for marijuana.
Highly recommend this report. Don't be daunted by the length, it's 25 pages and very well written and interesting. You can breeze through it.
ReplyDeleteExplains a large piece of the huge shifts we are seeing in the drug market.
25 pages worth reading, thx for bringing this up
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ReplyDeleteThis is why cartels are selling meth now. Meth is cheaper for the consumer and alleged to give a bigger high for the addict also.
Mexico should legalize all drugs if even for a year and this will certainly crush the cartels.
However the U.S. is the biggest consumer of Mexican and world narcotics.
Looks like we love to be number one in everything here in the U.S.
@3:41 🤦🏽♂️
DeleteCartels adapted grows recreational and medicinal cannabis legally making big profits legally
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ReplyDeleteI hope it means higher grade but lower priced than overpriced american grown bud
ReplyDeletelegalize plant based drugs. drastic punishment for possessing synthetics.
ReplyDeleteI read an article somewhere maybe insight crime I can’t remember 100%. But the cartels have already shifted to making the concentrate (wax). It’s like a 10.1 ratio.
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DeleteI was told that coca is now grown in michoacan and chiapas, and also produced synthetically in Mexico. Are mexican DTOs trafficking Extasy MDMA?
ReplyDeleteCocaine will never be produced in a industrial scale in Mexico keep dreaming
Deleteread something about mdma/cocain exchange between groups in europe and south america. moving the drugs is easier than moving the money was the line.
Delete@6:30 it’s already being cultivated and processed in parts of Mexico and Central America. I suggest you read up on that. Only a matter of time. Also, scientists in China were able to synthesize cocaine using a certain tobacco plant recently. Stop being a hater and do some research
DeleteI have been in jalisco and witnessed in door grows producing quality flower tasted great.
ReplyDeleteI watched ainteresting video yesterday.
ReplyDeleteCalled "how cartels successfully take over northern California"
Mexican, Chinese and Russian cartels growing tons of illegal weed and cops can't do anything about it.
https://youtube.com/@CaliforniaInsider
7:42 lol you are making me laugh, you expect me to easily believe what you are saying, I am no Mr. T easy to follow his lies.
DeleteSo you say law enforcement, DEA, SWAT, Special Drug agencies do nada to arrest, not a single person, I still can't stop laughing.😂😂🤣
7:42 lol "cops can't do nothing about it", and you believe in Peter Pan, Tooth Fairy .
Delete@7.42 this title is for you, Me also include source.
DeleteLaw Enforcement agencies across the country (USA), made several record-setting fentanyl, marijuana busts.
Fox News 2 days ago
There are task forces handling also fentanyl, meth, marijuana.
DeleteLA County Sheriff's Task Force.
Large amount of people being arrested.
8:19 How cartels easily take northern california/Jorge ventura on YouTube.
ReplyDeleteIt's the first video, look at it and then come back and comment 😉
Don't cry though