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xasos on April 9, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: U.S. Legalization of Marijuana Has Hit Mexican Car...

> Doesn't explain the statistical violence peaks of the 1970s and 1980s in our society

This probably came because of the creation/rise of gangs, an organization dealing with things very similar to the Mafia.

angersock on April 9, 2015 [–]

And what do many gangs use to fund their activities?

The sale of drugs, perhaps?

xasos on April 9, 2015 | [–]

That's one of many things they do. (Gang Leader for a Day gives great insight into the many role gangs play in their communities [1])

It's also a possible consequence of Nixon's War on Drugs [2]

[1] http://www.amazon.com/Gang-Leader-Day-Sociologist-Streets/dp...

[2] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_Drugs

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