Mexico to decriminalize pot, cocaine and heroin

[realFedUp]

wonder how this will affect drug laws here?

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

Mexico to decriminalize pot, cocaine and heroin

The Mexican Congress has passed legislation decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other drugs

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 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.

Also decriminalized: small amounts of LSD, hallucinogenic mushrooms, amphetamines and peyote.

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[Dr.Phool]

1. Those are some pretty small amounts

[Deja Q]

2. Fascinating.

Dealers are the problem.

Not the users. They have enough problems of their own to get involved with that shit.

The dealers are the problem. Get rid of those decrepit vermin and have it done.

[Mountainman]

3. Now we will see some reverse illegal immigration. All the dope heads

will be running across the border to get a legal high.

[wiley]

4. Um, they're not already?

You can buy anything in Mexico, if you don't get kidnapped first.

[wiley]

5. JUst like the US until the early 1900's, and Spain in the 50's

Heroin and Cocaine were the main ingredients in almost 100% of the "medicines" sold in the US for centuries. Cocaine was the main ingredient in Coca-Cola for many years.