1. After reading the assigned readings located in this week’s Lesson and the Readings/Resources for this week please discuss the coca-cocaine commodity value chain. (500 words, 2 references)

2. In conducting additional research outside of this week’s readings, defend whether the legalization of all drugs would decrease or increase drug related violence/crimes. As part of this response make sure to touch on drug cartels. (500 words, 2 references)

Instructions: The response to each question should be a “minimum” of 500 words of content (does not count references and or restating a question) and include “at least” two properly referenced sources, in accordance with APA 6th edition, for full credit. Please see the syllabus for what constitutes a “substantive” response.

Within your post, please place the first Forum response on top of the second, i.e., both Forum responses should be in the same post within the Forum.

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1. The coca-cocaine commodity value chain

The commodity value chain of coca-cocaine is complex. Vellinga (2007) says that changes have occurred in the production and distribution of cocaine in recent years that have affected the trafficking of the drug. Coca-Cocaine is produced in Latin America, but the drugs are distributed to almost all countries of the world, with the most affected country being the USA. The commodity chain of Coca-Cocaine…

 

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