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Cannabis Specialists and Polydrug Vendors in Mexico City

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ID18986835
AutoresPiotr A Chomczyński (University of Lodz Faculty of Economics and Sociology, Lodz, Poland), Piotr Chomczyński (0000-0002-7767-2740, University of Lodz), R Guy (0000-0003-2632-6933, State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, NY, USA, autor correspondente), Rodrigo Cortina Cortés (0000-0002-7685-8201, Independent Researcher, Mexico City, Mexico, USA)
Ano2023
Volume52
Fascículo1
Páginas58-83
Data de publicação2023-02-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Contemporary Ethnography (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0891-2416 • E-ISSN: 1552-5414
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/08912416221085560
OpenAlexW4220823266
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas59

Findings discussed in this article addressed a gap in the literature on cannabis markets in Mexico. This article primarily draws on interviews with ( N = 64) street drug dealers including 24 incarcerated ones, and ethnographic work in 3 impoverished neighborhoods in Mexico City. We find that cannabis sellers enter the profession through early biographical experiences that are reinforced throughout adolescence. Dealing in the context of this cannabis culture is not only acceptable in the present but also viewed as inherently part of their future. Further analysis reveals a typology of dealers that tends to be marked by the transition from cannabis specialists to polydrug vendors. As dealers progress to more profitable sales of hard drugs, they tend to lose the trust and support of neighborhood residents who view their suppliers, clients, and associates as dangerous. We conclude with policy interventions uniquely derived from ethnographic research that are intended to minimize the risk of escalating to more serious drug distribution while preserving community stability and cohesion

Cannabis · Criminology · Ethnography · Geography · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Sociology · Typology · Anthropology · Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Psychology