In this episode, we do a deep dive into how opium trafficking originated in Mexico, who were the primary beneficiaries and how America stifled a revolutionary Mexican narcotics reform.Sources for this episode are:-El Siglo de Drogas by Luis Astorga- Drug Trafficking in Mexico: A First General Assessment by Luis Astorga- El Cartel de Sinaloa by Diego Enrique Osorno- La Cosa Nostra en Mexico by Juan Alberto Cedillo- El Narco by Ioan Grillo- The Dope by Benjamin T. SmithThis episode was written by DEMOLERPost Production by Sharp Spoon MediaYou can find early released episodes, bonus content, episode photos, maps and infographics and more on our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/DEMOLER