Mexican president says marijuana legalization votes leave U.S. with no 'moral authority' for drug war

The Vancouver Sun (Canada)
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

calderon-unga67Mexican President Felipe Calderon says the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in two U.S. states limits that country's "moral authority" to ask other nations to combat or restrict illegal drug trafficking. Calderon says the legalization of marijuana in Washington and Colorado represents a fundamental change that requires the rethinking of public policy in the entire Western Hemisphere.