Mexico to Decriminalize Drugs (sorta)

Criminalization of drugs really comes down to one philosophical issue: is it the role of the government to protect you from yourself? In the US, lawmakers say "yes", and thus we have seatbelt laws, helmet laws, regulations requiring warnings on electrical products to keep people from using them in the bathtub, drinking age limitations, and laws against possessing and using controlled substances.

Me, I'm in favor of decriminalizing drugs (and subsequently taxing the everliving fuck out them), but then I'm the perverse type who secretly hopes doing so will cause more people will OD and kill themselves. Life is too safe these days.

I don't know if this is precisely the best solution, but anything that diminishes the influence of the drug lords in Mexico is a good thing. The United States has a stick up its ass about its moral principles, but they should really recognize that it's a good move for us too. Less influcence in Mexico means it's harder for the drug lords to get their stuff all the way up here.

Jam it back in, in the dark.