SOCL 1295 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Robert Taylor Homes, Golden Crescent, Extortion
2 Apr 2014
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Agricultural model: involves harvesting a product that requires little work; consumed as grown; marijuana. Pure chemical model: completely synthetic substance that does not have its origin as an agricultural product; developed exclusively in the lab; requires a manufacturer with technical expertise to turn chemical into finished product; ecstasy, lsd, meth, club drugs. Mixed model: substance begins as an agricultural product whose psychoactive agent is then synthesized from the plant or converted into a chemical; heroin, cocaine. Cocaine: most coca cultivation takes place in columbia, bolivia, or peru. Mexican criminal organizations are responsible for importation and distribution in the u. s. Hallucinogens: most lsd in the u. s. is manufactured in labs in northern. Mdma originates primarily from europe and is trafficked into the. Heroin: the four main sources of heroin to the u. s. are the golden triangle of southeast asia (mainly burma); the golden crescent (mainly. Marijuana: most outdoor cultivation takes place in cali, hawaii, wa,
