Mexico City government mulls legalisation of marijuana

 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/mexico/10639879/Mexico-City-government-mulls-legalisation-of-marijuana.html

SUMMARY

         The Mayor of Mexico City wants to pass a law so that stores can sell up to five grams of marijuana per person. The Mexico City government is debating whether or not they should uphold this initiative. This law was proposed by the left-winged party of PRD. There are still vague points that haven't been cleared yet. The president of the PRI party is against this law and says that it will do nothing to lower the violence that has been rampant. The old law is that you could own up to five grams of the drug, but if  you were caught buying or selling any amount you would be arrested. Most politicians have not voiced their opinion yet. It states the American position on this issue for comparison. 

ANALYSIS

        This article allows you to see the difference that Mexico is handling one of the issues that has been so prevalent in America lately. We get to see their take on an issue that has been effecting them for a long time and in such a serious way. We get to see the process through which a law either comes into effect or is shut down. It talks about how the law has been since 2009 and some of the changes that have been made. I don't think that anyone should take a side in this matter quite yet--not until they put out more information about what they plan to do and what the projected results are going to be.