MEXICO: Felipe Calderon criticizes California's marijuana legalization measure
Mexican President Felipe Calderon strongly criticized Proposition 19, the California ballot measure that would legalize small amounts of marijuana, saying it reflects softening attitudes toward drug consumption in the U.S. that are undercutting efforts to control organized crime groups in Mexico. "The growing acceptance by the American public of marijuana as a medicinal drug is absurd," Calderon ...
Source: Los Angeles Times
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Mexico's Calderon strongly criticizes pot measure Prop. 19 in interview with The Times
Mexican President Felipe Calderon strongly criticized Proposition 19, the California ballot measure that would legalize small amounts of marijuana, saying it reflects softening attitudes toward drug...