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Mexico Set to Decriminalize Personal Possession of Drugs
http://pr.cannazine.co.uk : In one of the boldest harm reduction measures ever seen in the global drugs debate, Mexico's President Felipe Calderon looks set to decriminalize personal drugs possession, period.
In a law change which has been carried out under the radar for the most part, the Mexican legislature has quietly voted to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine and other drugs. No doubt as a result of previous efforts along the same lines which have in the past, proved controversial and troublesome.
This time Mexico will not bow down to the US administration
"The important thing is . . . that consumers are not treated as criminals," said Rafael Ruiz Mena, secretary general of the National Institute of Penal Sciences.
"It is a public health problem, not a penal problem."
The bill says users caught with small amounts -- 5 grams of marijuana, 500 milligrams of cocaine -- clearly intended for "personal and immediate use" will not be criminally prosecuted.
They will be told of available clinics, and encouraged to enter a rehabilitation program.
Up to 40 milligrams of methamphetamine, a synthetic and especially harmful drug, is permitted under the legislation, as is up to 50 milligrams of heroin and with this in mind its worth mentioning just how risky the passing of this legislation is in terms of international trade;
In May 2006, then-President Vicente Fox, of the same right-wing party as Calderon, vetoed a similar bill that he initially had supported. He backed down only under pressure from the Bush administration, which complained that decriminalization for even small amounts could increase use.
But with about two weeks to go before crucial mid-term elections in which his party is struggling to maintain control of Congress, Calderon cannot afford to be seen as bowing to the United States, analysts say.
Already under intense criticism for the drug-related violence, Calderon needs to maintain good relations with his nation's Congress, where much of the opposition voted in favor of the decriminalization bill.
And so, political observers say, he probably will sign it into law, and sooner, rather than later.
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