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Mexico decriminalizes small amounts of drugs
Last week, the Mexican government announced that it will no longer jail users of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroin. Other countries in the region have taken similar steps.
Is Mexico taking the right approach in ending the prosecution of people caught with small amounts of marijuana and other drugs? Tell us what you think in the comments section below.
John Walsh, a senior associate on drug policy for the Washington Office on Latin America, joins Martin Savidge to discuss the new law, U.S. concerns and the larger drug war in Mexico.
Read what a Worldfocus contributing blogger had to say: In Mexico, drug legalization is a mixed bag.
http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/08/27/in-mexico-drug-legalization-is-a-mixed-bag/7005/
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