Mexico set to decriminalize!

[Kush Over]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060428/ts_nm/mexico_drugs_dc

Mexico set to decriminalize pot and cocaine
By Noel Randewich
28 minutes ago



MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Possessing marijuana, cocaine and even heroin will no longer be a crime in Mexico if the drugs are carried in small amounts for personal use, under legislation passed by the Mexican Congress.

The measure given final passage by senators late on Thursday allows police to focus on their battle against major drug dealers, the government says, and President Vicente Fox is expected to sign it into law.

"This law provides more judicial tools for authorities to fight crime," presidential spokesman Ruben Aguilar said on Friday. The measure was approved earlier by the lower house.

Under the legislation, police will not penalize people for possessing up to 5 grams of marijuana, 5 grams of opium, 25 milligrams of heroin or 500 milligrams of cocaine.

People caught with larger quantities of drugs will be treated as narcotics dealers and face increased jail terms under the plan.

The legal changes will also decriminalize the possession of limited quantities of other drugs, including LSD, hallucinogenic mushrooms, amphetamines and peyote -- a psychotropic cactus found in Mexico's northern deserts.

Hundreds of people, including several police officers, have been killed in the past year as drug cartels battle authorities and compete with each other for control of lucrative cocaine, marijuana and heroin smuggling routes from Mexico into the United States.

The violence has raged mostly in northern Mexico but in recent months has spread south to cities like vacation resort Acapulco.

Under current law, it is up to local judges and police to decide on a case-by-case basis whether people should be prosecuted for possessing small quantities of drugs, a source at the Senate's health commission told Reuters.

"The object of this law is to not put consumers in jail, but rather those who sell and poison," said Sen. Jorge Zermeno of the ruling National Action Party.

Fifty-three senators voted for the bill with 26 votes against it.

Hector Michel Camarena, an opposition senator from the Institutional Revolutionary Party, warned that although well intentioned, the law may go too far.

"There are serious questions we have to carefully analyze so that through our spirit of fighting drug dealing, we don't end up legalizing," he said. "We have to get rid of the concept of the (drug) consumer."

(Additional reporting by Anahi Rama)

[bedake]

haha i didnt think they cared about pot anyways...

[activedenial]

Since Mexico has such a big influence over america, it should soon be legal here.:stoned:

[MorbidImpishFae]

I wonder if they're going to start seeing a few illegal american immigrants down there now...

[Oneironaut]

¡VIVA M�XICO!

[Kush Over]

LMAO. That's what Vincente Fox thought during the United States / Canada / Mexico meeting.

"That fucking gringo. I know what I'll do. I'll make narcotics easier to obtain and let people get away with it."

[Murs]

Soon it'll be just like another amsterdam :)

[Garden Knowm]

watch the crime rate FALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!

ilovemexico

[SomeGuy]

Yeah I had just read this article and was going to post it...but saw you beat me to it. If this is sucessful in Mexico, it could possibly speed up legalization here in the states.

[orangeman]

But is growing decriminalized? :)

[Kush Over]

No; but it isn't here in the states and we're still doing it.

[EbelEyes]

That is some very good news! :thumbsup: :dance:

[WaKeNvAp]

yeah, but has anybody got any dank herb that you know has came from Mexico?

[Skink]

I hope the people there know how to calibrate there scales...

[LIP]

Yay, another country down, just hundreds moer to go untill we ahve power muhahahaha

[wordddddd]

yeah, but has anybody got any dank herb that you know has came from Mexico?

trueeeee dat. mexican brick pressed shit is garbage

but anyways....HURRRRRAAAAAAAAAAY FOR MEXICO. now instead of it being ranked a 9/10 on a scary ass place i dont want to get lost in its a 7. SWEET

[mrdevious]

Since Mexico has such a big influence over america, it should soon be legal here.:stoned:

Hey, I'm still happy about this rather large step. The more countries start legalizing it without society falling apart around them, the more citizens in countries where it's still illegal will start asking questions.

[Euphoric]

THNK U MEXICO :dance:

[alex0112]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060428/ts_nm/mexico_drugs_dc;_ylt=Av_d69o3DbtdY8DlZJT3HaWs0NUE; _ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ-

[orangeman]

Next time do a search :D.

http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?t=63175

[Its a Plant]

I know that's some pretty crazy stuff.

Like this.

http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?t=63175

[Its a Plant]

lol nice orange.

great minds think alike.

[alex0112]

god damnit
i'm done with these forums

[orangeman]

lol nice orange.

great minds think alike.

Yes, I agree..and Alex I think the best thing for you to do is to leave also ;).

[stangle12]

http://cannabisnews.com/news/21/thread21789.shtml
Mexico Proposes Decriminalizing Pot and Cocaine
Posted by CN Staff on April 28, 2006 at 11:49:13 PT
By Reuters
Source: Reuters

Mexico City -- Owning marijuana, cocaine and even heroin will no longer be a crime in Mexico if the drugs are carried in small amounts for personal use, under legislation passed by the Congress.
Police will not penalize people for possessing up to 5 grams of marijuana, 5 grams of opium, 25 milligrams of heroin or 500 milligrams of cocaine, under a bill passed by senators late on Thursday and earlier approved by the lower house.

People caught with larger quantities of drugs will be treated as narcotics dealers and face increased jail terms under the plan.

The government says the measure allows police to focus on major drug dealers, and President Fox is expected to sign it into law.

"This law provides more judicial tools for authorities to fight crime," presidential spokesman Ruben Aguilar said on Friday.

Hundreds of people including several police officers have been killed in the past year as drug cartels battle authorities and compete with each other for control of lucrative cocaine, marijuana and heroin smuggling routes from Mexico into the United States.

The violence has raged mostly in northern Mexico but in recent months has spread south to cities like vacation resort Acapulco.

Under current law, it is up to local judges and police to decide on a case-by-case basis whether people should be prosecuted for possessing small quantities of drugs, a source at the Senate's health commission told Reuters.

"The object of this law is to not put consumers in jail, but rather those who sell and poison," said Sen. Jorge Zermeno of the ruling National Action Party.

Fifty-three senators voted for the bill with 26 votes against it.

Newshawk: Whig
Source: Reuters (Wire)
Published: April 28, 2006
Copyright: 2006 Reuters

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[stangle12]

thats pretty nuts. I dont think it will pass.

[stangle12]

Id like to see both canada and mexico pass that and then us get squeezed into doing it. CONFORMITY!

[yoda]

i like the idea excpet for making amounts of heroin and coke legal. but i would love something like that in the US, no penalty for having an o of weed, but anything more and you get dealing.

[minnesota man]

Once a group and myself were pulled over in Mexico. The Federalis found a bag of pot in the trunk. They took the bag and let us go. I thought we were fucked.

[stangle12]

haha

[Eshelmen]

5 grams WTF???

Does this count for shwag as well?

[robert42]

where would u prefer to go dam? cold, or MEXICO HOT WITH BEACHES!

I heard about this last night. Good news - hope herion addictions dont spiral out of control though, :)

[jca11285]

Mexico, is legilizin drugs, not sure whick ones.
I know weeds one of them, is was on the news,
and on the internet.Shit mexico might,turn into another amsterdam:rasta: :rasta: :dance: :dance: :dance:

[LIP]

I hope they do, the more that legalise the more that will do it to fit in.

[killacamfarillafam]

*****Breaking News*****

The wherabouts of killa
Posted by CN Staff on April 29, 2006 at 07:50:34 ET
By Reuters
Source: Reuters

KILLA IS MOVING TO MEXICO TO SETUP SHOP!!!

[kocameron]

So weed is almost legal to the north and the south of us. Perhaps the collective conciousness surrounding us will make is almost legal here as well.

[1234abcd]

mexican weed is shit..but this makes me more comfortable sneaking a 1/4 down to mexico whenever I want to go..I have been paranoid as fuck in the past...I've heard stories of people getting locked up for years just cuz of pot..well I guess it could be a right step, unless all the addicts start goinng down to mexico to buy hard drugs and shit.

[Breukelen advocaat]

Mexico, in the past, was known for producing some very good stuff - Michoacan and Acapulco Gold were two of several strains that were available 35+ years ago, and at good prices - a nickel bag, for five bucks, usually contained a few decent joints' worth. This was very "happy" sativa - paranoia wasn't a characteristic of it, maybe because it was more natural and unrefined.

Nixon was responsible for destroying the trade - and thus the shitty Mexican stuff, the infamous brown bricks and other dirtweed, became the only Mexican to be brought across the border. The professional smugglers set their sights on Columbia and Jamaica for the majority of their supply.

[geonagual]

Good new.
I would love to it happen
I got busted in Mexico about 10 years ago with a couple of joints
They took the J's and 60$ of my cash
That was it. :thumbsup:

[Jahangir 420]

Jah bless Mexico.

[easyMONEY]

Thank GOD I am in SAN DOG (san diego)

this ROX!

below is a link to the news

http://cannabisnews.com/news/21/thread21792.shtml

[da haze meister]

dude
thats fuckin awesome

[pabloescobar209]

lol, what are they trying to lure people to Mexico?

[Psycho4Bud]

South of the border, down Mexico way.
That's where I fell in love where stars above, came out to play.
And now as I wonder, my thoughts ever stray.
South of the border, down Mexico way.

Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay (Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay)
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay (Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay):D

[seattle420]

why hasn't the news media talked about this very much?
why arent talk radio shows phones ringing off the hook about this?

[Jeff Spicoli]

Because it's not important

[KEGS]

Did you read how theay are going to
decrimalize small amount's of differant
drug'sDope coke X,ect.if it's for personel use
you use to have to prove you where a addict
to get off in court now theay are just doing what
theay used to do in New York City Back in the Seventey's
till mid "86 do one night time go through the system and then thay
let you out.Because the jail's whar too croded.
That's when I moved. To a differant world Prison is big bussnis
I don't even think theay will even go that far and just let you go.
thank's Keg's

[KEGS]

I don't understand how it could only be five gram's of weed
it should be at lest an once

[Myth1184]

watch the crime rate FALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!

ilovemexico

Actually, crime will still rise, Mexico City will still be the Crime capitol of the world. Youll just have Drugs being sold on the streets, mexico youth will have easy access to it, and an entire generation of Mexican kids will become Meth Addicts

[Euphoric]

Here is a partial list of maximum allowable drug quantities approved by Mexico's Congress for personal use:


Marijuana 5 grams, about 4 joints

Heroin, 25 milligrams

Opium (raw) 5 grams

Cocaine 500 milligrams, about 4 lines

LSD .015 milligrams

MDMA (ecstasy) 200 milligrams

Peyote: 1 kilogram

Methamphetamines: 200 milligrams

[Euphoric]

Crime will drop.
Take a look at the results from America's Prohibition #1. As you can clearly see, murder rose during times of prohibition and dropped afterwards.

(the re-emerging spike in the 2nd crime graph is Prohibition #2's effect)

http://www.newspeakdictionary.com/ct-prohibition.html

[420mory]

Unfortunately the new law was stopped by the biggest terrorist country again:
:mad: :mad:

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BOWING TO U.S. PRESSURE, FOX BACKS OFF DRUG PROPOSAL

Decriminalization Measure Sent Back To Mexico Lawmakers

MEXICO CITY -- Mexican President Vicente Fox refused to sign a drug decriminalization bill Wednesday, hours after U.S. officials warned the plan could encourage "drug tourism."

Fox sent the measure back to Congress for changes, but his office did not mention the U.S. criticism.

"Without underestimating the progress made on the issue, and with sensitivity toward the opinions expressed by various sectors of society, the administration has decided to suggest changes," according to a statement from his office.

Fox said he will ask "Congress to make the needed corrections to make it absolutely clear in our country, the possession of drugs and their consumption are, and will continue to be, a criminal offense."

On Tuesday, Fox's spokesman had called the bill "an advance" and pledged the president would sign it. But the measure, passed Friday by Congress, drew a storm of criticism because it eliminates criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of heroin, methamphetamines and PCP, as well as marijuana and cocaine.

Weighing in, the U.S. government Wednesday expressed a rare public objection to an internal Mexican political development, saying anyone caught with illegal drugs in Mexico should be prosecuted or given mandatory drug treatment.

"U.S. officials ... urged Mexican representatives to review the legislation urgently, to avoid the perception that drug use would be tolerated in Mexico, and to prevent drug tourism," U.S. Embassy spokeswoman Judith Bryan said.

There are concerns the measure could increase drug use by border visitors and U.S. students who flock to Mexico on vacation.

Bryan said the U.S. government wants Mexico "to ensure that all persons found in possession of any quantity of illegal drugs be prosecuted or be sent into mandatory drug treatment programs."

The legislature has adjourned for the summer, and when it comes back, it will have an entirely new lower house and one-third new Senate members following the July 2 elections.

However, Sen. Jorge Zermeno, of Fox's conservative National Action Party -- a supporter of the bill -- said he thought Congress would be open to changing the legislation to delete a clause that extends to all "consumers" the exemption from prosecution that was originally meant to cover only recognized drug addicts.

[420mory]

That is so fucked up. They will pressure Mexico into changing there laws just because in their opinion it can hurt US citizens. That is even worst, there not concerned with Mexican citicens just with how it would effect them.

People from the US do not have to go to Mexico and those studends are already misbehaving there with there Spring break and other holiday crap.

US behaviour is so like a small child that is given too much power. They will deside what is best for the rest of the world, when will they learn ? I can awnser that : never !

[Pennsterdam]

It's good that Mexico will not prosecute personal users, but it must be regulated if they really want to take it out of the hands of criminals, which this decriminalization thing lacks. All they are doing is just not arresting people for small possession, but even a 1/4 oz of weed is fair game for jail!

There should be no decrim...LEGALIZATION IS MUCH BETTER!