Obama, Pena Nieto Should Have Discussed the Legalization of Marijuana The Seattle Times
go to original May 9, 2013

In their meeting last week, President Obama and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto had a chance to consider marijuana legalization.

Millions of Americans are ready for this, at least as an option for the states. Mexicans have suffered 60,000 drug-related murders in the past seven years and should be open to such a policy. But Obama and Peña Nieto made no move to consider it.

Obama was elected five years ago as a reformer, but has done little to end marijuana prohibition. Peña Nieto, who took office Dec. 1, is 46, five years younger than Obama and appears to be following the same cautious path.

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