Truth or BS ?

If the problem is US drug policy please explain why there are not thousands of Canadien narcos slaughtering people and taking over cities in Canada just like in Mexico.

I shouldn't have to even explain this to you, Diane. It's contemporary history and simple geography.

Remember Colombia? That's where most of the really rich and powerful narcos were until the US government, especially one of its agencies that shouldn't even exist, the DEA, decided to literally hand control of the entire narco business to the Mexicans. Pot and psilocybin and mescaline had always made a little money for enterprising Mexicans up through the 70's and 80's, but smuggling coke, heroin and meth quickly became one of the most lucrative enterprises, and as the demand for heroin grew in the USA the next thing Mexico knew it was a major poppy grower. While I know meth production IS a problem in both Canada and the USA, the Chinese who supply the chemical precursors seem much more disposed to deal with Mexico's cartels who in addition to making cash purchases more recently have been trading minerals, ore and lumber for meth precursors. And voilà, you have a new billion-dollar business and organizations fighting for control of it.

But please don't pretend there isn't gang violence in Canada or the USA. There's plenty of it as well as armed psychocretins, terrorists and even other countries pointing nuclear weapons at you. I really don't miss that feeling here in Zihuatanejo!