Nop the DID NOT LEGALIZE ANYTHING!!!
I am going to explain what happened exactly: In Mexico the possession for personal and imediate use of Drugs has been always legal. This was permited in the penal code. The Drugs issue is a federal issue according to the health law. Now, There is a huge problem with drug dealing in small amounts in discos, schools, etc... And because this is a federal issue, the local police can not fight this kind of small drug dealing. So, what the Congress of Mexico did is 1) open the possibility of concurrent faculties between federation and local governments to fight drug dealing and 2) to determine the exact amount of drug allowed for personal and immediate consum. The last is legal ONLY when it is proved that you are a Drug Adict and you have a medical prescription for the usage of the permited amount of Drugs. This means that NO. there was no legalization of Drugs in Mexico. Actually it was a reform to help the local governments fight small drug dealing and to sharpen the laws in order to avoid legal arguments for small drug dealing. I have already answered to this question somewhere else, and i had other info. But now i say i agree totally. And by the way, the persons that need drugs are sometimes also ex-soldiers or sick people (of cancer for example). that are drug adiccts because of pain killers. I find this human and correct.
So. Again. Do not state something with out knowing what is it about. In Mexican news there is no big issue about this theme...look Reforma, Televisa (esmas) or la Jornada.
Reverse illegal immigration from the US to Mexico
It'll be that much easier for america's children & addicts to get drugs, without the hassle of sneaking around.
The mexican government claims they're doing it to prevent corrupt officials from taking bribes in small cases, so they can better spend their time catching the major traffickers.
I think it's to attract tourist DOLLARS.
Mexico's vacations will sky rocket. Many americans will find a way to 'visit' Mexico as frequent as possible; or just move there!
A lot of banditos will be out of business.
Mexico will have a HUGE problem with illegal American Immigrants. But, that's okay... We'll just change their national anthem into English, and boycott working.
That should fix everything.
Hey!
Does that mean that they will have to make English as their official language?
Wont have much of an effect on the drug trade, if thats what your asking. Manufacturing drugs is hardly the problem; most of the financial difficulties come from importing them, which wont change.
Increase in drug related tourism, decrease in regular tourism, increase in social problems, same drug traffic to the US.
Its a bit of a complicated thing when it comes to tourism. Drug related tourism is not the windfall that people think it is. Amsterdam, for example, despite having a rich and cutlurally amazing history, is having a hard time attracting any tourists other than partygoes and hedonists because it cant shake the drug image. Partygoes and hedonists are not that great for the economy; they dont tend to bring a lot of money with them, they often require more expenses in social services, and they drive a lot of other money away. On the long term industry does not thrive well where drugs are legal.
Much more complicated than you'd think. And I doubt many americans will move to mexico, as suggested above. Nobody moves to Amsterdam, and for the most part, people are often exhausted by the lifestyle when they return (fun for short periods.)
I'll be moving to mexico along with most of this country!
They are not legalizing drugs, they are changing the laws to make possession of small amounts of drugs non-criminal. Cocaine, Heroine, etc. will still be illegal it just that now the cops won't be wasting time arresting, booking, trying persons carrying minor amounts of the drugs. It seems quite logical. Sadly, the problem with drugs in Mexico really is the problem with drugs in the US. Mexico is only a middleman for drugs before they reach the US. In order to decrease the amount of drug related crime in Mexico, Columbia, etc. we need to fix the problem within our own borders.
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