The difference between the areas is that Ciudad Juárez is a major drug trade route for Mexican cartels into the United States. Since 2006, the Mexican Drug War has been an ongoing conflict in Mexico between the cartels and the Mexican government. Castaneda states "the drug trade is a multi-billion dollar a year business that fills the pockets of many different types of people"(3). With that much money in such an illegal trade violence is sure to follow.
Drug Trafficking in the United States Jennifer Toste Eng 122 English Composition II Instructor: Laloni Christenson August 12, 2012 The drug market in the United States is one of the most profitable and well organized circuits in the entire world. Drug law enforcement agents face a huge challenge in protecting the country’s borders and communities. “Each year, according to the U.S. Customs Service, 60 million people enter the United States on more than 675,000 commercial and private flights. Another 6 million come by sea and 370 million by land. In addition, 116 million vehicles cross the borders of Canada and Mexico.
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Test for California’s pot economy (Article 08827729). Retrieved from KU library: http://web.ebscohost.com.kaplan.uah.edu/ehost/detail?vid=3&hid=119&sid=71012fd6-b5db-4aa5-ac1f-844652e8df3d%40sessionmgr111&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=43433489#db=aph&AN=43433489 Wood, D. B. (2009, November 22). Medical marijuana gains momentum -- 13 states and counting. (web site 45635198).
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WHAT ARE THE PRINCIPAL RISKS, AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO MITIGATE THEM? In recent discussions, Grupo Beta San Miguel has been looking at expanding in the Mexican sugar market. With the government placing nine mills up for auction, the time to make the upward move in the sugar industry would be now. However, after careful analysis our group recommends that Beta San Miguel refrain from bidding on one of these new mills. With a 13.5% share in the sugar market BSM is already a leader in the Mexico.
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Reefer Madness The first focus of Schlosser’s book spotlights on the booming business in marijuana cultivation. Marijuana, what should be America’s number one cash crop, apart from corn and soy isn’t because it is still illegal. The government would rather spend roughly 4 billion dollars of tax payer money to fight the war on marijuana. Why not save that 4 billion dollars of federal tax revenue and instead decriminalize marijuana, tax it, and start making money hand over fist? Plausible estimates indicate that marijuana could pull in around 25 billion dollars a year.
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