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In Honor of Sean McGrew and his Columbian Heritage

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  • GrundleStiltzkin
    GrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,516 Standard Supporter
    Dennis_DeYoung said:

    TierbsHsotBoobs said:

    Doogles said:

    All the blow comes out of Bolivia now, but still.

    South American Cocaine Sourcing Superiority Guy
    It's actually Peru.

    But, whatever. They're all achieving great things in cocaine production. It's mostly that Colombia's economy is diversifying and there is considerable uptick in economic output from other sectors (mostly oil and coal).

    Even businesses like Starbucks have recently entered Colombia because of this growth.

    FARC (a left-wing rebel group made up of a largely rural, agriculturally minded partisans) also been weakened by this economic growth—much of their funding comes from cocaine production—and in 2014 a ceasefire was declared.

    Colombian economy superiority guy, 'frigging' right.
    Kinda reminds me when Butthead got The Touch in court.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH188MDvxb4
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  • HFNY
    HFNY Member Posts: 5,697
    What if the USA and Mexico legalized coke? The USA could use tax revenues (like from pot) to help fund anti-gang activity in Mexico (and the USA).

    These gangs are like the Al Capone and the post WWII mobs. All they care about is power and money so legalizing coke would lower its price and end their monopoly, just like ending Prohibition hurt the Rum Runners and Bootleggers. Far less profits mean far less money to spend on advanced weaponry, buying judges and law-enforcement, and recruiting new foot soldiers.
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  • Doogles
    Doogles Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,870 Founders Club
    HFNY said:

    What if the USA and Mexico legalized coke? The USA could use tax revenues (like from pot) to help fund anti-gang activity in Mexico (and the USA).

    These gangs are like the Al Capone and the post WWII mobs. All they care about is power and money so legalizing coke would lower its price and end their monopoly, just like ending Prohibition hurt the Rum Runners and Bootleggers. Far less profits mean far less money to spend on advanced weaponry, buying judges and law-enforcement, and recruiting new foot soldiers.

    If the US tried to legalize coke, whatever politician behind the bill would be assassinated by the cartel within a week. If you want to win the war on drugs you legalize it. It's the nightmare of every Uber violent criminal organization in the world.
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  • AEB
    AEB Member Posts: 3,028
    You think the cartels are behind the criminalization of drugs? Really? Ask Hospira about its Narcan business. Hospira trades under the ticker HSP and I'm sure they've got a huge lobby ensuring heroin stays illegal. Just sayin...
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  • ThomasFremont
    ThomasFremont Member Posts: 13,325
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wQbselazX0
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  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,304
    slightly off-topic, but the Cocaine Cowboys documentary movie is really good and highlights what the cartel was all about ...

    As with most things in life, things aren't a big deal to the masses until they are
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