What Became of Latin America's Progressive Drug Reforms?
What Became of Latin America's Progressive Drug Reforms?
Countries have been experimenting with drug policy. A look at the results.
Considering the drug trade’s role in fueling violence throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, it’s worth examining the impact of recent drug policy changes. Most involve the decriminalization of marijuana for personal use or the legalization of medical marijuana — often in the form of oil derived from the cannabis plant that can be taken orally as medicine. Most reforms have been too minimal to affect crime. In some cases, bureaucracy and poor implementation may have thwarted the intended positive effects.
Argentina
The Senate passed a law...
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