Exam 11: Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking

The _____________ of Southeast Asia, which encompasses approximately 150,000 square miles of forested highlands, including the western fringe of Laos, the four northern provinces of Thailand, and the northeastern parts of Burma, is responsible for a large percentage of the heroin that is smuggled into the United States.

Which area of Southwest Asia which includes parts of Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, has a limestone-rich soil, a climate and altitude ideal for poppy cultivation, and a ready supply of cheap labor for the intensive production of opium? ​

______________ is a synthetic drug with a chemical structure similar to methamphetamine and mescaline.

Which country is the source of "black tar" or brown heroin that gained a foothold in the American drug market after the demise of the "French Connection"? ​

Which area of Southeast Asia, encompassing approximately 150,000 square miles of forested highlands and including the western fringe of Laos, the four northern provinces of Thailand, and the northeastern parts of Burma, is responsible for a large percentage of the heroin that is smuggled into the United States? ​

Cocaine hydrochloride powder is easily converted into a drug by cooking it in a mixture of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)and water, and then removing the water. The soap-like substance is cut into bars or chips, sometimes called "quarter rocks," and then smoked. Which drug is this?

At the turn of the twentieth century, diacetylmorphine was synthesized, creating which most powerful opiate, marketed as a nonhabit-forming analgesic to take the place of morphine? ​

Which act provided that persons in the business of dealing in drugs covered by the act-including opium derivatives and cocaine-were required to register yearly and to pay a special annual tax of $1? ​

Analogs are synthetic versions of drugs such as morphine.

What has been the biggest influence on marijuana legislation throughout United States history? ​

Early antidrug laws in the United States were often the result of ______________ .

In 1887, Congress responded to obligations imposed on the United States by a Chinese-American commercial treaty by banning the importation of what by Chinese subjects? ​

_____________ are synthetic versions of drugs such as morphine.

Discuss the Harrison Act and its ramifications.

In 1937, what act did Congress pass to put an end to lawful recreational use of marijuana? ​

Trace the historic relationship between the British, China, and opium.

Explain the role that Mexican cartels play in the importation of heroin into the United States.

In 1937, Congress passed the _______________, which put an end to lawful recreational use of marijuana throughout the U.S.

Explain marijuana legislation and the influences of such legislation.

Which country is now considered to be the world's second largest producer of opium and accounts for about 90 percent of the total heroin production of the Golden Triangle? ​