It's sad how often opposition to simple reforms is characterized by fundamental factual ignorance. Here's T. Michael Andrews, a former senior policy adviser at the Department of Homeland Security, freaking out about something that hasn't actually happened:
The thing is, drugs aren't legal in Mexico. They're just not. This isn't a matter of opinion. All they did was get rid of criminal penalties for possessing (not selling) very small amounts. It's usually referred to a decriminalization and even the U.N. is down with it.
It's possible, of course, that Andrews is merely trying to sensationalize the issue by conflating decriminalization with the more-controversial concept of legalization. But he straight-up insists that "Mexico will now become the vacation destination for all drug users," as though they're on the verge of opening coffeeshops for heroin.
I honestly doubt whether this guy even understands how Mexico's new drug law works, which means the Arizona Daily Star made a bad call by giving him a forum for complaining about it. You can send them a polite note by clicking here.
Mexico's recent decision to legalize hard drugs, including methamphetamines, cocaine, LSD and heroin, sends the wrong message to its citizen and to the international law-enforcement community.
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Mexico's recent decision sends up the white flag in its commitment to stopping drugs from imploding in its country and says yes to continued trafficking into the United States. [Arizona Daily Star]
The thing is, drugs aren't legal in Mexico. They're just not. This isn't a matter of opinion. All they did was get rid of criminal penalties for possessing (not selling) very small amounts. It's usually referred to a decriminalization and even the U.N. is down with it.
It's possible, of course, that Andrews is merely trying to sensationalize the issue by conflating decriminalization with the more-controversial concept of legalization. But he straight-up insists that "Mexico will now become the vacation destination for all drug users," as though they're on the verge of opening coffeeshops for heroin.
I honestly doubt whether this guy even understands how Mexico's new drug law works, which means the Arizona Daily Star made a bad call by giving him a forum for complaining about it. You can send them a polite note by clicking here.
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legal drugs in mexico
It only takes a small amount of LSD to send you into Tripdom. LSD is a spiritual gateway substance. The best "drug" on the planet by far. Legal LSD in Mexico @ 5 hit amounts will help them realize the evils of drug prohibition. LSD explodes the 5+1 senses, causing a "trip". Fractal Geometry?
we need to legalize cannabis worldwide
Legalize cannabis because the majority of the "drug war" resources are focused on it without result. The criminal gangs are generating a ton of revenue from it. Legalization of cannabis would deal a crushing blow to organized crime. The establishment doesn't want it legal because of the corruption that is rampant. Cannabis is illegal because it would seriously disrupt markets for other huge industries. Pharma, alcohol, tobacco, textile, wood fiber, bio fuel. One key example is that Cannabis shrinks tumors yet is suppressed. It doesn't take a genius to realize the implications of being able to grow a cure for cancer in your backyard. Governments are corrupt institutions. Rotten to the core.
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