What Joe Rogan has said about Sinaloa Cartel

Rogan, citing Ed Calderón, says essentially every candidate for Mexican office works for a cartel.

“essentially every single mayor candidate every single candidate for any kind of government seat works for the cartel”

The Joe Rogan Experience: #2567 - Mariana van Zeller (Oct 16, 2026) · Listen from 1:42:13

Rogan recalls that cartel violence was not a concern when visiting Mexico in the 1990s, calling it a recent phenomenon.

“when I first moved to California in the 90s, there was no concern about going to Mexico”

The Joe Rogan Experience: #2567 - Mariana van Zeller (Oct 16, 2026) · Listen from 1:53:14