Mexico Legalizes Consumer Drug Use
In a bold move to fight larger drug dealers and cartels, Mexico is legalizing consumer carriage of "small amounts" of formerly illegal 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.
It’s not really a great solution, or anywhere near a complete one, but I wonder what people’s thoughts are on this and, specifically, how this would work in the U.S.?
