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November 10, 2015

Peña Nieto Agrees to Debate on Marijuana Legalization 
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Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has agreed to a debate on
marijuana after the Mexican Supreme Court paved the way for
legalization. In a rebuke of the U.S.-backed war on drugs, the court
ruled last week that four people who want to grow marijuana for personal
use can do so. On Monday, President Peña Nieto said he was open to a
debate.

President Enrique Peña Nieto: "For me, it would not be desirable, nor
am I in favor of the eventual legalization of marijuana consumption. But
my personal conviction does not keep me from opening up debate, a debate
which scientifically and with solid arguments could allow us to arrive
at another position."

Drug-related violence has killed well over 100,000 people in Mexico
since the war on drugs began under President Felipe Calderón in 2006.

 

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