Mexico to Open Debate on Use of Marijuana
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto came out strongly against legalizing marijuana on Wednesday, the same day his government announced a national public debate on the issue.
He suggested the recent, informal debate on the issue has already created confusion, even among his own children. Mexico's Supreme Court ruled in November that growing, possessing and smoking marijuana for recreation is legal under the right to freedom, but that ruling applied only to the four people involved in the case.
Pena Nieto said Wednesday that one of his own kids asked him "Hey Dad, does that mean I can light up a joint in front of you soon?"
The president said: "No, don't be confused."
"I am not in favor of consuming or legalizing marijuana," Pena Nieto said at a speech announcing a child welfare program. "I am not in favor because it has been proven, demonstrated, that consuming...
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