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How Bolivia became a drug war success story–after ousting Uncle Sam
- trendia 10y agoA major question that isn't covered in the article: The leaves may be produced in Bolivia legally but used elsewhere illegally. For instance: How many leaves are smuggled through the Bolivia / Peru border? If the plants are produced in Bolivia legally, but then smuggled out illegally, who is at fault? How do they know? And does that just move the violence away from Bolivia and into Peru, where the paste is made?
- joeblow9999 10y ago"And does that just move the violence away from Bolivia and into Peru, where the paste is made?" A more accurate way to put this is that the violence is being moved into the industry by the USA wherever the industry happens to be. Bolivia won't play so the USA focuses their violence on the producers and sellers in other countries that will play along with the USA.