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Offline jtyangel

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Mexico Senate Approves Bill to Legalize Small Amounts of Drugs for Rec. Use
« on: July 01, 2009, 07:20:15 AM »
MEXICO CITY, April 28 (Reuters) - Mexico's Senate approved a bill on Tuesday decriminalizing possession of small amounts of narcotics for personal use, in order to free resources to fight violent drug cartels.

The bill, proposed by conservative President Felipe Calderon, would make it legal to carry up to 5 grams (0.18 ounces) of marijuana, 500 milligrams (0.018 ounces) of cocaine and tiny quantities of other drugs such as heroin and methamphetamines.

Mexico's Congress passed a similar proposal in 2006 but the bill was vetoed by Calderon's predecessor Vicente Fox, under pressure from the United States, which said it would increase drug abuse, but now is worried by the drug-related violence along its border.

http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN28349522
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Re: Mexico Senate Approves Bill to Legalize Small Amounts of Drugs for Rec. Use
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2009, 09:34:37 AM »
Great...

...now they're all going to be coming up here for our Twinkies and Cheetos.
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Re: Mexico Senate Approves Bill to Legalize Small Amounts of Drugs for Rec. Use
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2009, 09:44:22 AM »
Quote from: Mr Snuggle Bunny on July 01, 2009, 09:34:37 AM
Great...

...now they're all going to be coming up here for our Twinkies and Cheetos.

On the bright side, that may give the DUmmies a reason to secure their munchies the border.
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Re: Mexico Senate Approves Bill to Legalize Small Amounts of Drugs for Rec. Use
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2009, 10:41:57 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on July 01, 2009, 09:44:22 AM
On the bright side, that may give the DUmmies a reason to secure their munchies the border.

Hopefully it'll encourage the DUmmies to move south and secure it from the other side.
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Re: Mexico Senate Approves Bill to Legalize Small Amounts of Drugs for Rec. Use
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2009, 11:35:30 AM »
Calderon was praised by U.S. President Barack Obama this month
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Re: Mexico Senate Approves Bill to Legalize Small Amounts of Drugs for Rec. Use
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2009, 11:37:45 AM »
Quote from: RobJohnson on July 03, 2009, 11:35:30 AM
Calderon was praised by U.S. President Barack Obama this month

0Bama has said before that he thinks drug penalties are too harsh, and imbalanced towards minorities.
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Re: Mexico Senate Approves Bill to Legalize Small Amounts of Drugs for Rec. Use
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2009, 06:22:30 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on July 03, 2009, 11:37:45 AM
0Bama has said before that he thinks drug penalties are too harsh, and imbalanced towards minorities.

You don't think incarcerating someone in jail for 90 days, is a bit harsh... for having say, one joint?
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Re: Mexico Senate Approves Bill to Legalize Small Amounts of Drugs for Rec. Use
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2009, 08:00:37 AM »
Quote from: Gratiot on July 03, 2009, 06:22:30 PM
You don't think incarcerating someone in jail for 90 days, is a bit harsh... for having say, one joint?

Hell man, when I went to college in SC back in the mid 60's, you could get 15 years for one joint........Didn't worry me though, I didn't hang around people that did the stuff.
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