In Mexico:
The Mexican government has enacted a law decriminalising the possession of small amounts of drugs, including cocaine and heroin.
Mexican prosecutors say the move does not amount to legalisation.
They say it is designed to prevent corrupt police from seeking bribes from small-time drug users, and to encourage addicts to seek treatment. (BBC)
In Argentina:
Argentina’s Supreme Court on Tuesday decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use, tossing out tough provincial drug laws whose penalties it deemed unconstitutional.
The high court ruling protects “the privacy of adults who are responsible for their own conduct,” according to a court statement.
It said the constitution protected “the private actions of individuals who in no way offend order or public morality, or harm a third party, who answer to God free from a judge’s authority.” (AFP)
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Excellent news. I hail Argentina & Mexico on this matter.
The news may be good but the headline is less so. “Argentina, Mexico liberalise drug laws”. Why can’t we say “Argentina and Mexico…”? Blog headlines can be grammatical and readable sentences – there is less of a space constraint than in newspapers. Please change it, Mr Pack!
I especially like the Argentinian reference to the constitution.
If I recall correctly, there is a US guy who is suing the UK govt for maladministration of the law on drugs, saying that their prosecution of him as a user is inconsistent with their failure to apply the same standards to alcohol.