The Mexican president has stated that the current 'war on drugs' is endangering public safety.
Mexico has drafted plans to decriminalize all currently illegal drugs after admitting that the current"war on drugs" is endangering public safety.
Under a new approach, drugs would not become legal, but arrests would be replaced by enforcing medical treatments including detoxification programs and attempts to break addictions. In 2006, Mexican President Felipe Calderon deployed more than 6,500 Mexican soldiers to battle drug traffickers in what is seen as the beginning of the country's modern"war on drugs."
Obrador's statement has described Mexico's current prohibitionist strategy as unsustainable and a danger to everyday Mexicans.
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