Vicente Fox: Legalize it

Posted By Joshua Keating Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 11:52 AM Share

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox is the latest Latin American leader to advocate the legalization of marijuana (or at least open the debate) in an interview with CNN's Jim Clancy, comparing Mexico's current war on drugs to prohibition in the United States during the 1920s:

His predecessor Ernesto Zedillo, along with former Colombian President Cesar Gaviria and former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso also recently advocated decriminalization. 

Cardoso explained his position to FP in February. Our editor in chief, Moisés Naím, makes his case for a more rational debate on drugs in the most recent print issue.

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5:16 PM ET

May 14, 2009

Just a detail..

The name is "VICENTE" not "VINCENTE".

 

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