News (Media Awareness Project) - Mexico: Mexico To Ease Law On Drug Possession |
| Title: | Mexico: Mexico To Ease Law On Drug Possession |
| Published On: | 2006-04-29 |
| Source: | Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-14 06:31:24 |
MEXICO TO EASE LAW ON DRUG POSSESSION
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's Congress yesterday approved a bill to legalize drug possession for personal use - decriminalizing the carrying of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, and heroin.
The only step remaining is the signature of President Vicente Fox, whose office indicated he would sign the measure, despite the implications for the war on drugs.
The bill, approved by the Senate on a 53-26 vote with one abstention, had been approved earlier by the lower house of Congress.
U.S. officials had no immediate reaction on what this means for the fight against drug trafficking or the vast numbers of Americans who visit Mexico.
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's Congress yesterday approved a bill to legalize drug possession for personal use - decriminalizing the carrying of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, and heroin.
The only step remaining is the signature of President Vicente Fox, whose office indicated he would sign the measure, despite the implications for the war on drugs.
The bill, approved by the Senate on a 53-26 vote with one abstention, had been approved earlier by the lower house of Congress.
U.S. officials had no immediate reaction on what this means for the fight against drug trafficking or the vast numbers of Americans who visit Mexico.
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