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The Candy Machine
- How Cocaine Took Over The World
- Narrated by: Adrian Mulraney
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
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Summary
In The Candy Machine, Tom Feiling travels the trade routes from Colombia via Miami, Kingston and Tijuana to London and New York. He meets Medellín hitmen, US kingpins, Brazilian traffickers and talks to soldiers and narcotics officers who fight the gangs and cartels. He traces cocaine's progress from legal ‘pick-me-up' to luxury product to global commodity, looks at legalization programmes in countries like Switzerland, and shows how America's anti-drugs crusade is actually increasing demand. Cutting through the myths about the white market, this is the story of cocaine as it's never been told before.
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- Nick Anderson
- 01-09-15
Superb!
incredibly honest and refreshing look at prohibition and criminalisation of drugs and cocaine. truly inspirational insights
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- olivia
- 10-02-16
interesting and eye opening.
a really good insight into the war on drugs and how it has failed us
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- NoirWriter
- 31-01-21
Worldwide Coverage & The Truth
Excellent, a historical, political and street level clear explanation of the cocaine trade. Highly recommended.
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- Will
- 08-01-17
Great book
Very informative book ; covers the history and the inevitable corruption of officials /governments in the war against the cocaine trade. The way common sense is ignored ie prohibition . Also mentions the positive uses of the drug : south american coca drink - 3 different Popes have used this coca tea !
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