Title: Narcoculture in Mexico - Wikipedia
Headings: Narcoculture in Mexico
Narcoculture in Mexico
Contents
Origin
Drug production in Mexico
Expulsion of Chinese producers
US morphine demand
Mexican production and the birth of narcoculture
Rise of Mexican drug cartels and consolidation of narcoculture
Coining the term narcoculture
Rise of the Mexican Mafiosos
Mafioso Poseurs and modern narcoculture
Narcoculture lifestyle
Narco music
Narco corridos
Narco Hip-Hop
Narco juniors
Narco religion
Narco propaganda
Narco western
Narco cinema
Social media
See also
References

Content: US morphine demand
Once the Chinese were expelled from Sinaloa, the production of narcotics was then controlled by the rural Mexican farmers. The narcotics production in Mexico was still small, but the demand for morphine in the United States created by the disruption in its morphine supply from Europe during the World Wars led to the temporary legalization of narcotics in Mexico. Mexican production and the birth of narcoculture
Scholars like Sanchez Godoy and Luis Astorga state that narcotics were temporarily legalized in Sinaloa in order to supply the United States' demand during the world war. The period when the production of narcotics was temporarily legalized, shaped and created the drug trafficking identity in the region. This is when narcoculture first begins to appear. It is also the period when Mexico entered the large-scale production of narcotics. Rise of Mexican drug cartels and consolidation of narcoculture
The 1950s in Mexico were marked by the term " narcotráfico " (narco traffic) that began to appear in the media. During the 1940s through 1970s drug trafficking in Mexico was considered to be a "small family business" with a relatively simple organization and division of labor. It is not until after the 1970s with the growth of demand from the United States and alliances with Colombian drug traffickers that cartels in Mexico were formed to control the production and distribution of narcotics. Mexico then became a producer and distributor.