The Dope

Dublin Core

Title

Description

History of the Mexican drug trade

Date

Language

Format

Identifier

9781324021827

Rights

Copyright 2021 by Benjamin Smith

Coverage

History of the Mexican drug trade.

Abstract

The Dope exposes how an illicit industry that started with farmers, families and healers came to be dominated by cartels, kingpins and corruption. Benjamin T Smith traces an unforgettable cast of characters from the early twentieth century to the modern day, whose actions came to influence Mexico as we now know it. There's Enrique Fernández, the borderlands trafficker who became Mexico's first major narco and one of the first victims of the war on drugs; Eduardo 'Lalo' Fernández, Mexico's most prominent heroin chemist and first major cocaine importer; Leopoldo Salazar Viniegra, the brilliant doctor and Marxist who tried (and failed) to decriminalize Mexico's drugs; and Harry Anslinger, the head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics whose sensationalist strategies paved the way for U.S. interference and the extraordinary levels of violence in Mexico today.

Date Copyrighted

2021

Date Issued

2021

Book Item Type Metadata

Sub Title

The Real History of the Mexican Drug Trade

Subject

Mexican drug trade

Edition

2nd

Pages

462

Cover Price

$20

Dimensions

8.25" x 5.5"

Condition

New

Condition Notes

New

Book Class

3rd

Citation

Benjamin T. Smith, “The Dope,” Wirtshafter Collection-Cannabis Museum-Athens, Ohio, accessed November 21, 2024, https://cannabismuseum.com/omeka/items/show/12913.