And you thought Tijuana was popular before...

[elsol]

Mexico poised to allow small amounts of drugs

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12535896/

Sincerely,
ElSol

 

[3113]

Whoh-ho! This is going to be interesting. But here's the question, it's not illegal to have a small amount for personal use...but what about selling it?

I see a very stange conflict here--You can HAVE heroin on you...but can you sell it? And if you can't sell it...then who do the addicts buy it from? Illegal drug dealers. So, um, what problem has been solved with this change of law?

I'm confused.

 

[Guest]

Whoh-ho! This is going to be interesting. But here's the question, it's not illegal to have a small amount for personal use...but what about selling it?

I see a very stange conflict here--You can HAVE heroin on you...but can you sell it? And if you can't sell it...then who do the addicts buy it from? Illegal drug dealers. So, um, what problem has been solved with this change of law?

I'm confused.

well maybe it just saves costs arresting the small fry.

 

[SeaCat]

Whoh-ho! This is going to be interesting. But here's the question, it's not illegal to have a small amount for personal use...but what about selling it?

I see a very stange conflict here--You can HAVE heroin on you...but can you sell it? And if you can't sell it...then who do the addicts buy it from? Illegal drug dealers. So, um, what problem has been solved with this change of law?

I'm confused.

You know I thought this at first but then I started to understand their reasoning.

Now they can go after the dealers, and don't have to arrest those merely in possesion of small amounts. This would slow the number of people entering the penal system and free up the police and courts for the bigger more effective arrests.

Cat

 

[3113]

Now they can go after the dealers, and don't have to arrest those merely in possesion of small amounts. This would slow the number of people entering the penal system and free up the police and courts for the bigger more effective arrests.

Yeah, but um....see, if it's legal to have small amounts, then people will go there to have their fix (because across the boarder it's illegal, yes? So if you want to enjoy your drugs without worrying about being arrested, you go to Mexico). So all these addicts go to Mexico...and now there's a market for the stuff, so all the sellers go there, too. So...wouldn't you end up with twice as many drug dealers?

 

[Belegon]

Y'all have to understand that a corrupt police officer in Mexico is common, and not the exception...at least in the part of Mexico I'm familiar with...

this law means they'll spend less time shaking down the users and more time going after the distributors. In the established culture, this is a pragmatic move that makes an awful lot of sense. Or at least they hope it does. It is designed to remove the focus on small fish.

The big cartel figures will still be as likely to be protected by the local authorities as they are to be arrested by them.

go ahead, flame me if you must...but I have lived within twenty minutes of the border for most of my life. I'm not speaking from anything but experience.

 

[3113]

this law means they'll spend less time shaking down the users and more time going after the distributors. In the established culture, this is a pragmatic move that makes an awful lot of sense. Or at least they hope it does. It is designed to remove the focus on small fish.

Ah. Okay. Makes more sense now.

go ahead, flame me if you must...but I have lived within twenty minutes of the border for most of my life. I'm not speaking from anything but experience.

Naw, Dude, wouldn't flame you on this. Mexico's history of corrupt cops is pretty well established.

 

[R. Richard]

Y'all have to understand that a corrupt police officer in Mexico is common, and not the exception...at least in the part of Mexico I'm familiar with...

Common? Some might say universal.

 

[LadyJeanne]

Well, it's not like the so-called war on drugs is doing much good. Might as well try something else if you hope for a different result.