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Cato Video • January 9, 2012 

# The Drug War’s Impact on Mexico 

Mexico has been ravaged by the War on Drugs. Jorge Castañeda, the former foreign affairs minister for Mexico, discussed the devastating real-world impact of the fight against drug production and consumption. He spoke at the Cato Institute’s conference, Ending the Global War on Drugs, on November 15, 2011. 

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