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Mexico: Calif ballot measure to legalize pot shows hypocrisy in U.S. drug policy

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    jason6

    One shouldn't count one's chickens till they've hatched.

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    smithinjapan

    I don't think so. Are all those drug-lords killing innocent people, cops, tourists, and each other over a marijuana field? My guess is that the cost of the bullets it takes to kill the police alone would send them into the red over the costs they make by selling weed. It's time people realized that marijuana is no worse a 'drug' than booze or tobacco, if even THAT bad (since marijuana has medicinal properties), and stop trying to compare heroin and cocaine to a plant that's been used for ages.

    I think the Mexican government here is simply looking for a way to alleviate pressure and give in to the drug lords.

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    kyoken

    Mexico: Calif ballot measure to legalize pot shows hypocrisy in U.S. drug policy

    To legalize the one drug that never killed anyone is correct. It can not be that Marijuana is illegal whilst the state is earning money with tobacco and alcohol; drugs that kill thousands every year. That --dear Mexico-- is the real hypocrisy.

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    Damien15

    Could he be upset because legalizing pot will result to taking the profit out of criminal's hands? If it's available at the local stores, noone will ever deal with criminals. The only reason Pot is considered a "gatway drug" is because it's available in same place where they sell dangerous chemical drugs. Pot is not a human made chemical mix, it's a plant sent by god. It shouldn't be put in same basket as dangerous chemical mixes, that are extracted and purified. Making it legal will solve problems, not create new ones. What is worse than consuming recreational drugs is to suponsor cartels and gangs by doing it.

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    combinibento

    Mexico needs to stop criticizing US drug policy and focus more on itself. For starters, how about realizing that modeling yourself after Fallujah-circa-2004 is a bad idea?

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    jruaustralia

    The Ca. ballot is sensible, and on Nov 2 Californians will have to vote "whether to allow possession of up to 1 ounce of marijuana... (and to) also clear the way for local governments to permit retail sales of pot." That's not the same as saying our government overlooks the use of drugs willy-nilly, and equate marijuana use with the abuse of dangerous narcotics like cocaine, ice (shabu) and heroin.

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    MisterCreosote

    Translation - - don't legalize it, we need the money here in Mexico.

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    elbudamexicano

    Mexico should turn around and LEGALIZE all drugs in the BORDER states with the USA, and just let all the pot heads, crack smokers, you name it come down to Mexico, enjoy their high and since it would be LEGAL, Mexico could then TAX all of these drugs, right??

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    YuriOtani

    Making it legal will turn the farming and production over to the corps. It will then be available at a set price and quality and take crime out of the picture. It would also lower the price. Think about it, being to buy a pack of "Land of Smiles" brand Marijuana cigarettes. Grown on a large farm, packaged in a factory, bought in a store and taxed. The criminals will be out of the loop and the Mexican government people will lose their bribe money.

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    HonestDictator

    Thats ok, why are we trying to ban cigarettes for the second hand smoke issues and legalize mj and still have the second hand smoke from wacky tobaccy? Grow a brain folks. I work in pharmaceuticals. I agree mj has medicinal properties but as with all drugs it affects different people in different ways. Metabolisms are different. One drug may work for one person but may not work well for another. There are many ways to get the medicinal properties out of mj without people HAVING to smoke it without having to affect others around them. Why should other people have to take another persons medication along with them?

    The distribution centers are a joke. As a medication that is still considered illegal by federal standards why is it not being distributed by drug stores and pharmacists, why is it being distributed. I'll call it like I see it, thanks to pro pot hippies that want to get high trying to weasle in "recreational use" on top of the medicinal properties as long as people intentionally abuse something they don't need it will always be treated as a demon drug.

    All I'm hearing and seeing is, "I wanna get high I wanna get high", and the "I need it for medication" is only being treated as an excuse for "I wanna get high". Once it hits pill or liquid form without the fuzzy side effects and people no longer have a reason to smoke weed, I wonder how they'll try to make it an excuse to get high then? I can't wait to remove the main excuse and have an effective drug from MJ that doesn't alter ones mind and give them a "buzz".

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    bdiego

    I'm surprised Calderon has such little grasp of the situation. It's not America that wants to legalize pot, it's California and a minority of the rest of the states. Please, just wrap your head around that for a bit and come back before yapping your mouth.

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    elbudamexicano

    California not just any other state, it has the LARGEST POPULATION in all of the USA for just 1 state, so before diego here tries to say that this is not such a big deal, try to tell that to Mr. Calderon, the President of Mexico and to all of the other Latin American presidents who are having their citizens executed night and day, and then try saying it with a straight face, when the narco terrorists in Mexico are better equipped with MADE IN USA machine guns, ammo, etc...all of Latin America will laugh at you, so take a wild guess why most decent presidents in Latin America, with the exception of Hugo Chavez, the dictator of Venezuela, are against American hypocrisy, that kills and kills millions every year both NORTH and SOUTH of the border.

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    neogreenjapan

    Hugo Chavez is not a dictator. What is it with Americans anyway?

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    GJDailleult

    It shouldn't be put in same basket as dangerous chemical mixes, that are extracted and purified.

    Agreed. The reason it is (so the theory goes) is to stop the production of hemp, which is a competitor to other more profitable businesses.

    And the last thing the dealers want now is legalization.

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    jruaustralia

    I'll call it like I see it, thanks to pro pot hippies that want to get high trying to weasle in "recreational use" on top of the medicinal properties as long as people intentionally abuse something they don't need it will always be treated as a demon drug.

    Ho-hum, the legislation nor the more legible commentators of the CA measure have been careful in emphasizing that this is not for 'recreational use'. Is it open to abuse? Yes. But will this be the first step in legalizing the more hard-core drugs? Of course not. The intention is not to penalize those who need it for medicinal purposes and cut off dealers illicitly distributing cannabis which in my opinion is quite sensible.

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    elbudamexicano

    If this law goes into effect, I hope a similar random drug testing for all say, pilots, bus drivers etc..also goes into effect. I do not want to imagine some idiot fool, all high on drugs driving an 18 wheeler right behind me on Interstate 5 or the 101!!

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