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However, the 2006 law does not provide objective means to distinguish between users or traffickers. A disparity exists between the decriminalization of drug use and the increased penalization of selling drugs, punishable with a maximum prison sentence of 5 years for the sale of very minor quantities of drugs.
It is a decentralized organ of (and supervised by) the Mexican Secretariat of Health, and is responsible for regulating a variety of health related topics in Mexico, including food safety, pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices, organ transplants, and environmental protection. [1] COFEPRIS headquarters in Mexico City
Variations of drug liberalization include drug legalization, drug relegalization, and drug decriminalization. [1] Proponents of drug liberalization may favor a regulatory regime for the production, marketing, and distribution of some or all currently illegal drugs in a manner analogous to that for alcohol , caffeine and tobacco .
The second major chokepoint in the drug supply chain lies in Mexico. The Mexican cartels have become the "one-stop-shop" for processing and distributing nearly all the illegal drugs coming into ...
Mexico's president walks a fine line between pleasing her constituents and placating Trump. Mexico cracks down on drugs and migrants. Will it be enough to stop Trump tariffs?
The use of cannabis as a recreational drug has been outlawed in many countries for several decades. As a result of long-fought legalization efforts, several countries such as Uruguay and Canada , as well as several states in the US, have legalized the production, sale, possession, and recreational and/or medical usage of cannabis.
Amid a fresh wave of violence, Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum has sent her security chief and thousands of troops to stem a bloody escalation of drug cartel crime in Sinaloa state, signaling ...
The Global Commission on Drug Policy, chaired by President Cardoso, followed on the work of the LAI and issued a report in 2011.The Global Commission included presidents Zedillo and Gaviria and writer Llosa, and they were joined by, among others, former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, former NATO Secretary General Javier Solana; former US Secretary of State George Shultz, former ...