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LEGALIZACION:
The
"L-Word"
Enters
Post-Certification
Debate
in
Mexico
4/7/00
In the wake of the annual
"certification" ritual, in which the US government determines which countries
have behaved as allies in the war on drugs, a number of Mexican commentators
have begun to publicly discuss the case for legalization of drugs.
An article in the premier
issue of the Narco News Bulletin reports that a Mexican presidential candidate
-- Porfirio Munoz Ledo of the PARM, or Authentic Revolutionary Party of
Mexico -- and a candidate for governor of Mexico City, Tere Vale, of the
Social Democratic Party –- have called for open debate of legalization
and for mobilizing a Pan-American alliance in the cause.
According to Narco News,
the March 4-10 issues of La Crisis (http://www.lacrisis.com.mx/)
includes an interview by Rodrigo Rodriguez of two experts in US-Mexican
relations, Luis Gonzalez Souza and Jorge Chabat, who feel that legalization
may soon "be seen as the only solution before the growing deterioration
of the government structures in both countries at the hands of the drug
barons." Rodriguez' article is titled "Anti-Drug Combat, the US Excuse
to Convert Mexico into a Colony."
The Narco News Bulletin is
published in English and Spanish by journalist Al Giordano, and will be
available online any day now. DRCNet will let you know!
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Issue #132, 4/7/00
AlertS: Colombia, New York State, HEA Reform | Penn State Student Government Endorses HEA Reform, Campaign Grows | CALIFORNIA: Santa Cruz Passes Ordinance Protecting Medical Marijuana Users | Another Zero-Tolerance Message Issued and Received | UK: Police Foundation Report Stirs Debate | Britain's Drug Authority Okays Full-Scale Patient Cannabis Trials | More "Propaganda for Dollars" Exposed by Dan Forbes and Salon.com, Salon Offering Drug War "Theme Park" on Web | LEGALIZACION: The L-Word Enters Post-Certification Debate in Mexico | NEWSBRIEF: US Anti-Drug Colonel Pleads Guilty | Follow-up to Sylvester Salcedo Interview | No Editorial This Week
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