Former President Vicente Fox Sees All Drugs Legal in Mexico Within a Decade Gabriel Stargardter - Reuters
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Mexico: Ex-Mexican president decries the US 'War on Drugs' (Ruptly TV)

The legalization of marijuana is inevitable in drug-scarred Mexico following a key court ruling, former President Vicente Fox says, forecasting that even drugs such as cocaine, heroin and crystal meth will be legally available within a decade.

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court gave approval to growing marijuana for recreational use, a landmark decision that blasts open the door for an eventual legalization in Mexico, where warring gangs sparked a decade of drug violence.

"It's now irreversible ... This will lead to legalization," Fox, who was president between 2000 and 2006 and became an advocate of legalizing drugs after leaving office, said in a telephone interview on Tuesday.

Fox said now the court has ruled it is unconstitutional to prevent people from smoking marijuana, it would eventually have to make a similar decision for drugs such as cocaine and heroin.

"I think marijuana (legalization) is a first step," he said. "The other drugs will take a longer cycle, say five to 10 years."

In a 2013 interview, Fox told Reuters he believed Mexico could legalize pot by the end of current President Enrique Pena Nieto's six-year term in 2018, which had seemed far-fetched to many at the time, but now appears possible.

Pena Nieto, who has repeatedly said he is against legalization, has called for a national policy debate on the issue.

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