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29 Fla. J. Int'l L. 99 (2017)
iPot: Is China Interfering with U.S.-Mexican Efforts to Reduce Organized Crime

handle is hein.journals/fjil29 and id is 105 raw text is: IPOT: IS CHINA INTERFERING WITH U.S.-MEXICAN EFFORTS TO REDUCE ORGANIZED CRIME? Kevin Snow* IN TROD UCTION .................................................................................... 100 I. How HIGH END CANNABIS CONCENTRATES BECAME A U .S.-M EXICO PROBLEM .............................................................. 103 A. The Scheduling Practices of the Single Convention ............ 105 B. What is Cannabis Oil Or Wax? ........................................... 111 C. Are the Risks of Organizing Crime Syndicates Outweighed by the Need for Marjuana? ............................. 112 D. Are Penalties for Cannabis Oil Manufacturing Outweighing the Costs of Compliance with Pre-Existing Medical Marijuana Regulations in the United States and M exico? .................................................. 122 E. What Can and Should Intellectual Property Law Protect About Cannabis? .................................................... 123 II. WHY CANNABIS IS CHINA'S NON-PROBLEM AND THE BooM OF A TRANS-PACIFIC GREY MARKET FOR CANNABIS TECHNOLOGY ............................................................ 124 A. Why is There Less Cannabis-Related C rim e in C hina ? ................................................................... 125 B. How is China Related to Mexican Cartels? ......................... 126 C. Can International Patent and Trademark Protection for Cannabis Biotechnology and Medical D evices D ecrease Crim e? .................................................... 128 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................. 131 * P.O. Box 62, Niwot, CO 80544, Cell: 323-963-3857, Email: kevin.w.snow@gmail.com. After completing his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University in Provo, UT, Kevin Snow began working as a writing consultant, production consultant, and acting coach in Los Angeles and New York in 2005. He has worked on major productions and projects for the Walt Disney Company, Zentropa Productions, the Danish Film Society, Fox, and National Public Radio. He currently holds an MA in Math Education from California State University Los Angeles and a JD from the University of San Diego School of Law in California, where he served as an editor for the San Diego International Law Journal and volunteered for the Independent Voter Network. He also co-founded the NORML Business Network during his studies.