Has the Time Come to Legalize Drugs?

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Economics Commentary Number:

SL Number 1

Title of Extract:

Has The Time Come To Legalize Drugs?

Source of Extract:

The Miami Herald Web Site

Date of Extract:

12/08/10

Word Count:

715 Words

Date the Commentary Was Written:

26/11/10

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1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1

Candidate Name:

Himayini Sharma

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Has The Time Come To Legalize Drugs?

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BY ANDRES OPPENHEIMER: AOPPENHEIMER@MIAMIHERALD.COM

Legalization of drugs -- long an issue championed mainly by fringe groups -- is rapidly moving to the mainstream in Latin America. Last week's surprise statement by former Mexican President Vicente Fox in support of ``legalizing production, sales and distribution'' of drugs made big headlines around the world. Fox, a former close U.S. ally who belongs to the same center-right political party as President Felipe Calderón, rocked the boat at home by indirectly criticizing the very premise of Calderon's all-out military offensive against Mexico's drug cartels,