Former Mexican president calls for legalizing marijuana

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Source: CNN

(CNN) — Former Mexican President Vicente Fox has joined three other ex-leaders of Latin American nations calling for the decriminalization of marijuana.

Fox, who was Mexico’s president from 2000 to 2006, said the current policy is clearly not working.

“I believe it’s time to open the debate over legalizing drugs,” he told CNN on Tuesday. “It must be done in conjunction with the United States, but it is time to open the debate.”

He pointed to how the end of Prohibition in the United States in 1933 lessened organized-crime violence. “It can’t be that the only way is for the state to use force,” he said.

Read more: http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/13/former-mexican-president-calls-for-legalizing-marijuana/

[tridim]

1. Great news, but we've already had the debate.

It's been going on for about 50 years now and the drug-warriors lost badly.

52% of Americans want Cannabis legalized. Just do it.

[Warpy]

2. It's good such a high profile figure is talking sense

but will Mexico forego some of the DEA dirty money it's getting to fight the bogus drug war to do the sensible thing?

Cynics say they won't.

[Aragorn]

5. Guess I'm a cynic

cause I say they won't. Neither side.

[AlphaCentauri]

3. for internal consumption or export?

I know, I know we should not import cheap Mexican marijuana we can grow our own high THC with steroids, also we can add some chemical additives like the tobacco companies used to do.

[mule_train]

4. what's he been smoking? nt