Fernández Velázquez, Juan Antonio; Smith, Benjamin T. - In: Journal of illicit economies and development : JIED 4 (2022) 2, pp. 113-127
Classic treatments of both the opium industry and the international drug trade tend to leave out Mexico’s opium production. Yet the industry, which emerged in the 1920s, both fulfilled U.S. demands and shaped the Mexican narcotics trade.