By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Mexico enacted a controversial law Thursday decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other drugs while encouraging free government treatment for drug dependency. The law sets out maximum “personal use” amounts for drugs, also including LSD and methamphetamine. People detained with those quantities will [...]
Mexico moves quietly to decriminalize minor drug use
President Calderon is set to sign the law, but some fear that letting off users caught with limited amounts of drugs will increase drug use and encourage ‘drug tourists’ from the U.S. By Tracy Wilkinson Los Angeles Times June 21, 2009 Reporting from Mexico City — Could Mexican cities become Latin Amsterdams, flooded by drug [...]
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