Posts Tagged ‘Lazaro Cardenas’

Mexico Lost Its War On Drugs 75 Years Ago

Documents in the book reveal that Mexico legalised drugs in 1940, after doctors convinced the then president, Lazaro Cardenas, that prohibition was damaging public health. Doctors believed that the best way to tackle drug-related ills was to treat addicts rather than lock-up smugglers and producers. Mexico launched a diplomatic campaign to halt the global trend […]

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