South America Sees Drug Path to Legalization
Source: NY Times
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay The agricultural output of this country includes rice, soybeans and wheat. Soon, though, the government may get its hands dirty with a far more complicated crop marijuana as part of a rising movement in this region to create alternatives to the United States-led war on drugs
Uruguays famously rebellious president first called for regulated and controlled legalization of marijuana in a security plan unveiled last month. And now all anyone here can talk about are the potential impacts of a formal market for what Ronald Reagan once described as probably the most dangerous drug in America.
Its a profound change in approach, said Sebastián Sabini, one of the lawmakers working on the contentious proposal unveiled by President José Mujica on June 20. We want to separate the market: users from traffickers, marijuana from other drugs like heroin.
Across Latin America, leaders appalled by the spread of drug-related violence are mulling policies that would have once been inconceivable.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/30/world/americas/uruguay-considers-legalizing-marijuana-to-stop-traffickers.html?_r=1&hp
duhneece
(4,118 posts)This is huge news on one of the biggest issues in my book. The destroyed lives and the injustice of the War on Drugs has got to stop and this feels like a step in that direction.
Uncle Joe
(58,426 posts)Thanks for the thread, SecularMotion.
elbloggoZY27
(283 posts)South America has got it right. The war on drugs and prostitution here in the good ole United States is one huge failure. Decriminalize ASAP.
Remember that Prohibition FAILED.
jaycube
(4 posts)This is unbelievable thing that now South Africa government will rise the marijuana crop for the citizens. Its surprised that how a developed nation can approve this strategy.