The Decriminalization Of Drugs

Sinaloa Cartel was founded in the 1980s by Joaquín Guzmán, Juan José Esparragoza Moreno, Ismael Zambada García, and Héctor Luis Palma Salazar. They are located in Culiacán, Sinaloa state, Mexico, and primarily sell Narcotics. They are mostly known for selling illegal drugs, Smuggly drugs to the U.S., and disrupting Narcotics through Mexico/United States. We will see how the Sinaloa Cartel operates throughout the United States. Sinaloa Cartel operates by creating and selling drugs such as Cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, Marijuana, and Methamphetamine.

Under Guzmán’s control, the Sinaloa Cartel “trafficked heroin, marijuana and methamphetamine,” extending from South America to the United States. Guzmán is responsible for sending 440,000 pounds of cocaine to the United States” being named one of the biggest drug traffickers of all time (Mexican). Guzmán was also named the 10th richest man in Mexico with a “net worth is at around $1 billion,” which was all because of his infamous drug empire (Aldrich) . All of that money can not get him out of the trouble and years he will be facing. His cartel is well known around the world as one of the most dangerous cartels to cross paths with.

The mexican government has been fighting a war with the drug cartel since december 2006. At the same time, drug cartels have fought each other for control of territory. More than 60,000 people have been killed from 2006 to 2012 due to violence related to the drug cartel. The mexican drug cartels also take in between 19 and 29 billion annually from united states drug sales.

He writes that the United States is the biggest market for Mexican drug cartels. " U.S authorities seize several hundred thousand kilos of illegal narcotics each year. " It is estimated that drug cartels bring anywhere from $19 billion to $29 billion back from the United

“Give us your poor, your tired, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” Emma Lazarus writes in her sonnet “The New Colossus.” In the interior, as well as exterior, of this figurine, a depiction of freedom is imagined, and with this quote printed on the statue, it has come to define the country. Even before its independence in 1776, the United States was a harbor for those in hunt of a better life. Throughout the past and now present, thousands and thousands of immigrants have reached the United States using the idea of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” as a guide.

The Sinaloa cartel’s leader, Chapo Guzman, is responsible of half of the illegal drugs imported into the United States from Mexico. Indeed, he is one of the most wanted criminals of the world. In a matter of fact, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration, Chapo Guzman imports more drugs than Pablo Escobar did at the top of his career. The tremendous desire of the American people for illegal drugs explains the success of Chapo Guzman. The demand of drugs in the United States is also a cause of the warfare between the

The U.S drug epidemic is becoming increasingly out of hand. There were nearly 60,000 deaths in 2015 alone, do to drug overdoses.(How Many People ) This statistic can not go un noted. If a solution to this crisis can be found, our roads neighborhoods and towns can all be made a safer place for all. But the problem does not stop there.

In Latin America there are 3 main drugs that are traded: Cocaine, cannabis, and marijuana. The drug consumption has been low in Latin America, but recently the intake of cocaine has increased, especially in countries that are in the major smuggling route. These countries include Columbia, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay, Ecuador, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic, but it’s not limited to just

People believe that if marijuana is legalized users will get addicted. Marijuana use disorder become what is known as addiction when “the person cannot stop using the drug even though it interferes with many aspects of his or her life” (“Is Marijuana Addictive”). Although addiction is a problem, out of all the people who use marijuana, only 9% become dependent on it (“Is Marijuana Addictive”). Also, opioids and painkillers are very addictive as well, and they can lead to an overdose resulting in death. The second concern is abuse.

El Chapo” are the main ones controlling the drug trafficking process and head of the cartels. They lose most of their money in the transportation process of the drugs because it is so risky. The cartels transport the drugs from tunnels, to cars, and even in high heels. Most of the drugs are transported through tunnels. There was this one tunnel all the way from Tijuana, Mexico that went to San Diego and transported

Despite forty years of US-led international drug control efforts that prioritize eradication of production, interdiction of traffic, and criminalization of consumption, overall drug production, trafficking and consumption have remained consistently steady.” (Policy , D) “ “In 1971, President Nixon announced the U.S. “war on drugs,” which every President since has carried forward as a battle standard. Until recently, most Latin American governments have coöperated, and in return have received intelligence, equipment, and, perhaps most importantly, financial assistance. The overall investment has been huge—the federal government now spends about fifteen billion dollars on it each year—with the net result that drug use has proliferated in the U.S. and worldwide. In the drug-producing countries, where drug consumption was negligible at the start of the American effort, the criminal narco culture has attained ghoulishly surreal proportions” (Anderson, J. L.) “Transnational organized crime likes opportunities and little resistance.

One of the UN reports on drugs and crimes compiled in 2008 also verified that the restriction has also been successful globally and the users are less today (Costa 3-4). Drug problem stands at 5pc globally in the adults owing to the success of drug control system. This survey is linked with annual prevalence of the drugs amongst the people who used it at least once. This is encouraging as the percentage reported is very low which means the problem has been restricted so far. This destroyed the arguments of the advocates who say the drugs are prevalent everywhere or that drugs are consumed by

Fifty years after the initiation of the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, and 40 years after President Nixon launched the US government’s war on drugs; fundamental reforms in national and global drug control policies are urgently needed. Vast expenditures on criminalization and repressive measures directed at producers, traffickers and consumers of illegal drugs have clearly failed to effectively curtail supply or consumption. Apparent victories in eliminating one source or trafficking organization are negated almost instantly by the emergence of other sources and traffickers. Repressive efforts directed at consumers impede public health measures to reduce HIV/AIDS, overdose fatalities and other harmful consequences of drug use. Government expenditures on futile supply reduction strategies and incarceration displace more cost-effective and evidence-based investments in demand and harm reduction.

The U.S. leads all nations in opioid usage. Another 8 million use cocaine in the U.S. this number is 3rd overall across all nations. These statistics have lead me and many others to believe the war on drugs is anything besides a success. Opposing views claim, that the war on drugs has been rather successful.

There cross border flow of money and guns into Mexico from the U.S. has enabled well-armed and well-funded cartels to engage in violent activities From December 2006 through July 2010, the Mexican government reported almost 30,000 deaths in Mexico resulting from organized crime and drug trafficking, with 9,635 murders in 2009 alone. In its fiscal year (FY) 2010 to FY 2016 strategic plan, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) reported that Mexico’s drug traffickers have turned aggressively to the United States as a source of guns and routinely smuggle guns from the United States into Mexico. There is fighting between several cartels. In short they work on killing people and acquiring the power over the