Key Lawmaker Urges Mexico to Legalize Both Medical and Recreational Marijuana Lawyer Herald
go to original January 25, 2016

Jesus Zambrano urges the government to legalize medical and recreational use of marijuana. (Eje Central)

According to reports of TelesurTV, President of Chamber of Deputies Jesus Zambrano said on Sunday that Mexico should move ahead with entirely permitting marijuana usage. The statement was shared in front of legislative body as they started a month-long discussion on the drug war.

The source mentioned Zambrano saying that Mexico should follow the example of Colombia and Italy in pursuing policies to weaken organized drug syndicate. He cited between 2007 and 2014 alone, more than 164,000 homicides were reported related to organized war on drugs in Mexico. Narcotics traffickers are more equipped with weapons than the national army thus border control should be one of the main concerns to limit the traffic of arms. Inequality and poverty are also central to any policy addressing gang violence.

The lawmaker stressed that the topic about marijuana legalization has international components. Mexico and United States should combined efforts on the matter. The two countries should have common rules though each with its own modalities, the news source stated.

"But the United States must help our country apply, for instance, legalization of marijuana for medical and recreational use," said Zambrano as quoted by TelesurTV.

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