MEXICO CITY – Mexican President Vicente Fox will sign a measure that decriminalizes the possession of small amounts of drugs for personal use, his spokesman said Tuesday.
Under current Mexican law, judges can drop charges against people caught with drugs if they can prove they are addicts and if an expert certifies they were caught with “the quantity necessary for personal use.” The new bill makes the decriminalization automatic and drops the addict requirement.
Under the new law, consumers may possess up to 25 milligrams of heroin, five grams of marijuana (about one-fifth of an ounce), or 0.5 grams of cocaine. The law also establishes allowable quantities for other drugs, including LSD, Ecstasy and amphetamines.
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