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857954
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O'Rourke, Beto.
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Dealing death and drugs : : the big business of dope in the U.S. and Mexico : an argument to end the prohibition of marijuana /\ Beto O'Rourke and Susie Byrd.
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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El Paso, Tex. :: Cinco Puntos Press,, ©2011.
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| Series Statement
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The Cinco Puntos Press checkpoint series
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1 online resource (119 pages) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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1935955365
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: 9781935955368
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1933693940
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9781933693941
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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Why is Juárez the deadliest city in the world? -- Profit -- Demand -- Market forces -- Supply -- Supplier -- Market disruption -- Governing our desires: alcohol and marijuana -- Regulated, controlled and taxed: a better marijuana policy.
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| Abstract
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"The War on Drugs doesn't work. This became obvious to El Paso City Representatives Susie Byrd and Beto O'Rourke when they started to ask questions about why El Paso's sister city Ciudad Juarez has become the deadliest city in the world--8,000-plus deaths since January 1, 2008. Byrd and O'Rourke soon realized American drug use and United States' failed War on Drugs are at the core of problem. In Dealing Death and Drugs--a book written for the general reader--they explore the costs and consequences of marijuana prohibition. They argue that marijuana prohibition has created a black market so profitable that drug kingpins are billionaires and drug control doesn't stand a chance. Using Juarez as their focus, they describe the business model of drug trafficking and explain why this illicit system has led to the never-ending slaughter of human beings. Their position: the only rational alternative to the War on Drugs is to end to the current prohibition on marijuana"--Provided by publisher.
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Drug control-- Mexican-American Border Region.
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Drug legalization-- United States.
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Drug traffic-- Mexican-American Border Region.
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Marijuana industry-- Mexico.
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Marijuana industry-- United States.
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Narco-terrorism-- Mexico.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Infrastructure.
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Drug control.
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Drug legalization.
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Drug traffic.
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Marijuana industry.
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Narco-terrorism.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- General.
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Mexico.
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North America, Mexican-American Border Region.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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363.450973
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HV5825.O76 2011eb
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| Added Entry
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Byrd, Susannah Mississippi,1971-
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