This question is important to millions of Mexicans, who now have the option of legal personal drug use. That’s right, legalization of drugs is in full swing and Vincente Fox is leading the way. Or as Héctor Larios, the Senate leader for the National Action Party (PAN), reveals ``The decriminalization of drugs for personal use was already in effect in Mexico,'' (and) ``What we've done now is define the quantities.” I love a good political statement. Hector understands the drug issue in his country is not going to disappear, just because American and Mexican officials feel that it is a stain on mankind. The Mexican government understands the true nature of drugs and the problem it creates for society. Namely, it is the issue of supply; go get the drug pushers not the drug users.
However, ``If people have more access and it's legal to consume drugs, prices will drop and anybody will have access to drugs, and at a lower cost,'' PRD Sen. Antonio Soto Sánchez told Knight Ridder. ``We can't be in favor of drug consumption, which harms our children and young people.'' Is this true? With this line of logical then most people are just waiting in the wings for prices to go down so that they can finally begin their life long dream of drug abuse. I doubt that families are sitting by the TV waiting for drug prices of LSD, marijuana and cocaine to drop so that they can fit it into their shoestring budget. This is preposterous. Normatively speaking this statement also reveals the extremely low opinion Sen. Sanchez has of his constitutes. In effect, by Sen. Sanchez’s account, we are all potential drug abusers and we just need the right price. I can only assume that this statement is more of a reflection of Sen. Sanchez then the Mexican people at large.
I do, however, agree with this bold move. The so called Drug War has cost billions of dollars and no tangible results. New drugs find there way to the market everyday and since it is part of an underground network of dealers and gangsters the true consequences of the drug war can only be speculation. It is time to truly understand the nature of drug use. Some individuals are more inclined to abuse drugs and others might experiment with drugs but the bottom line is that drugs are not the issue. The issue is the approach a society has in handling such an issue. For America, a country dipped in the free market system; it is time to realize the drug war must be waged from the supply side not the demand.
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Too bad this piece of legislation was unsuccessful. In fact, I wish it would be introduced here in the US. Then legitimate pharmacies could carry the stuff at lower cost and higher quality and the drug dealers would be instantly out of buisness and crime would instantly drop. Drug pushers do not want drugs legalized. That would make them unemployed and poor.
Society must just recognize, there will always be personalities that are drawn towards drug use and abuse. It is a fact of life and an inescapable part of the human condition. So regulate it, not criminalize it.
Prostitution should also be decriminalized. Face it, some men like prostitutes. So what!! Regulate it and VD rates go down. History has shown this time and time again. Man needs to come to grip with its vices and learn to accept them as just being part of the human condition.
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