Fox Changes His Mind
Mexico's President Fox has stated that he will not sign the decriminalization bill in its current form. Fox would like "to make it absolutely clear that in our country the possession of drugs and their consumption are and continue to be crimes." The original bill was meant to strengthen the drug laws by defining the upper limits of legal possesion by addicts, and also by allowing the the state and local police to enforce the drug laws, which under the current law is only a federal crime. The bill was not meant as a relaxation of the drug laws. Fox will send the bill back to congress to make changes to the bill.