Legalize It!
Why Decriminalization of Drugs Won't Get the 10,000 Ton Monkey Off of Mexico's Back

Ross, John
http://www.counterpunch.org/ross11062009.html
Publisher:  CounterPunch
Year Published:  2009
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX11445

Decriminalization is turning into a bonanza for Mexico City cops who have taken to carrying scales to weigh confiscated drugs and shaking down those "criminals" who exceed the decreed limits. Shaking down small-time users and dealers is nothing new in this the most corrupt, crime-ridden, and conflictive city in the western hemisphere. Indeed, crooked cops have been planting drugs on unwary citizens as long as cops have patrolled these mean streets.

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