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http://us.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/america....ap/index.html

Mexico set to legalize personal amounts of pot, cocaine, heroin

Friday, April 28, 2006; Posted: 10:10 p.m. EDT (02:10 GMT)

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) -- Mexico's Congress on Friday approved a bill decriminalizing possession of small quantities of marijuana, ecstasy, cocaine and even heroin for personal use, prompting U.S. criticism that the measure could harm anti-drug efforts.

The only step remaining was the signature of President Vicente Fox, whose office indicated he would sign the bill, which Mexican officials hope will allow police to focus on large-scale trafficking operations rather than minor drug busts.

"This law gives police and prosecutors better legal tools to combat drug crimes that do so much damage to our youth and children," said Fox's spokesman, Ruben Aguilar.

If Fox signs the measure and it becomes law, it could strain the two countries' cooperation in anti-drug efforts -- and increase the vast numbers of vacationing students who visit Mexico. (No, they already buy and possess it when they come).

Oscar Aguilar, a Mexico City political analyst, said Fox appeared almost certain to sign the law -- his office proposed it, and his party supports it -- and that he had apparently been betting that it would not draw much notice.

"That's probably why they (the senators) passed it the way they did, in the closing hours of the final session," Aguilar said. "He's going to sign it. ... He's not going to abandon his party two months before the (presidential) election."

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U.S. officials scrambled to come up with a response to the bill. One U.S. diplomat who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly said "we're still studying the legislation, but any effort to decriminalize illegal drugs would not be helpful."

(They CAN'T DO THAT, this IS Mexico and Mexican laws are not enforced by the US, furthermore, the US government trying to impose sanctions by extortion of US owned businesses are causing those businesses to incur HUGE fines and even closing of operations for compliance with US Government extortion. [Ex: American owned 5 star hotel who was forced to throw out Cuban oil men and the PRIVATE American oil execs they were meeting with, over 2 million USD in fines and had their hotel chained shut])
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The bill, passed 53-26 with one abstention by Mexico's Senate in the early morning hours, already has been approved in the lower house of Congress. It also stiffens penalties for trafficking and possession of drugs -- even small quantities -- by government employees or near schools, and maintains criminal penalties for drug sales.

The bill says criminal charges will no longer be brought for possession of up to 25 milligrams of heroin, 5 grams of marijuana (about one-fifth of an ounce, or about four joints), or 0.5 grams of cocaine -- the equivalent of about 4 "lines," or half the standard street-sale quantity (though half-size packages are becoming more common).


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[Scott McD]

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Originally Posted by Scott McD

Expect numerous 'timeline' pics...

Yea, start here; April 28, 2006

They signed it at the close of the last Congress session, last night I believe.

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[madawgz]

so are you packing your bags this second?