Reducing Drug Trafficking Revenues and Violence in Mexico Would Legalizing Marijuana in California Help?

• Yazar: Kilmer, Beau (auth)
• Diğer Yazarlar: Caulkins, Jonathan P. (auth), Bond, Brittany M. (auth), Reuter, Peter H. (auth)
• Materyal Türü: Elektronik Kitap Bölümü
• Dil: İngilizce
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: RAND Corporation 2010
• Konular: History of the Americas; Criminal law & procedure; International relations; Political Science; Law; History
• Online Erişim: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

U.S. demand for illicit drugs creates markets for Mexican drug- trafficking organizations (DTOs) and helps foster violence in Mexico. This paper examines how marijuana legalization in California might influence DTO revenues and the violence in Mexico.