war on drugs

The legalization of drugs has created an open dialogue in Latin America. Last week the former Mexican President Vicente Fox made a statement in support of "legalizing production, sales and distribution" of drugs, which lead to huge headlines all around the world. Fox has created a proposal for legalization of all major drugs. Fox said in an interview that he has made this proposal because the drug violence in Mexico has reached intolerable levels.
The fact that there is even a possibility that all major drugs could be legalized in Mexico is insane. The violence over drugs in Mexico is way out of hands, but legalizing them is not the solution. There has to be a better way to take care of this situation. I hope the proposal isn't passed because I see greater problems in Mexico's future.


This week I learned that sometimes spanish speakers will use slang or an accent that might be different from what we learn in the book or in class, just like English speakers do. But it's okay because I know they'll know what I'm saying even if I don't say it just like they do. At some point though I would be interested in learning the slang that they use.