Posted by fayeroe on March 2, 2009, at 17:20:07
In reply to Re: Will Mexico Collapse Under Drug Wars?, posted by Sigismund on March 2, 2009, at 17:11:12
Two Restrained Cheers for Mexico's New Drug Law
by Ted Galen Carpenter
Ted Galen Carpenter, vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, is the author of Bad Neighbor Policy: Washington's Futile War on Drugs in Latin America (Palgrave/Macmillan).
Added to cato.org on May 3, 2006
Mexico's Congress has just passed legislation that would decriminalize the possession of small quantities of illegal drugs. If President Vicente Fox signs the legislation (and despite some pressure from the U.S. government, it appears that he will), Mexico will join the ranks of the Netherlands and several other countries that have abandoned the "zero tolerance" model embraced by the United States.
I understand that the U.S. is trying to cut down the opium trade in Afghanistan with other crops? I read it and can't remember what it was.
Yes, the sale of drugs is like the pebble in the water.......ripple effect. But we must soldier on while enjoying the fruits of the labor.
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