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Zedillo decriminalization of marijuana requires THE WRITING
Mexico City, Feb. 10 (approved) .- The president of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo joined the international movement that calls for the decriminalization of marijuana , to designate the declaration of a group Latin American intellectuals called "Drugs and Democracy in Latin America: Towards a paradigm shift."
This document points out that governments need to change the deal to consumers of marijuana and stop labeling them as criminals or addicts.
And yet, is against the position of state of combat and prohibit the use of the herb: "Prohibition policies based on the suppression of the production and interdiction of traffic and distribution, as well as the criminalization of consumption have not produced the expected results. We are further away than ever from the proclaimed goal of eradicating drugs. "
The statement was also signed by Mario Vargas Llosa writers, Tomás Eloy Martínez, Paulo Coelho and Enrique Santos. And former presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil, and César Gaviria, Colombia.
"It is imperative to critically examine the shortcomings of the prohibitionist strategy followed by the United States and the advantages and limitations of the harm reduction strategy followed by the European Union and the little hierarchy that gives the drug problem some countries, both industrialized and developing countries, "insists the joint position.
The document was signed in Brazil and released Wednesday morning by the Latin American press.
(With information from El Tiempo of Colombia)
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