Mexico decriminalizes small-scale drug possession

[Imperfect World]

I think this is great. I wish the U.S. would do the same thing.


http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9A763HO0&show_article=1

Mexico decriminalizes small-scale drug possession

Aug 21, 2009

Prosecutors said the new law sets clear limits that keep Mexico's corruption-prone police from extorting casual users and offers addicts free treatment to keep growing domestic drug use in check.

The maximum amount of marijuana for "personal use" under the new law is 5 grams—the equivalent of about four joints. The limit is a half gram for cocaine, the equivalent of about 4 "lines." For other drugs, the limits are 50 milligrams of heroin, 40 milligrams for methamphetamine and 0.015 milligrams for LSD.