Mexico Legalizes Users

Mexico has legalized personal use of all kinds of currently illegal drugs.

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico enacted a controversial law on Thursday decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other drugs while encouraging government-financed treatment for drug dependency free of charge.

The law sets out maximum "personal use" amounts for drugs, also including LSD and methamphetamine. People detained with those quantities will no longer face criminal prosecution; the law goes into effect on Friday.

I wonder if research on the medical use of marijuana such as treating/preventing cancer will be moving to Mexico since the DEA has strangled such research in America?

Let me point out that such a law will do nothing to limit the reach of the drug cartels. In America under Alcohol Prohibition, alcohol consumption was legal. Its manufacture and distribution were not. All Mexico has done is legalize demand while doing nothing to legalize supply. The supply chain murders will continue.

H/T Drug Policy Forum of Texas

Cross Posted at Power and Control

posted by Simon on 08.21.09 at 03:13 PM





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Think this will help their decimated tourism industry?

FMG Garry   ·  August 21, 2009 11:06 PM

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