As Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard pointed out, the United States and Mexico are clearly tied when it comes to the black market for drugs, but this relationship is not reflected in policy.
According to the Los Angeles Times:
Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard says that if elected president he would remove his nation's military forces from the fight against violent drug cartels and seek a dialogue with policymakers in the United States over narcotics laws in both countries, which he called "schizophrenic."
"If the United States is legalizing marijuana and we're over here killing ourselves on the street over marijuana, that does not make sense," Ebrard said Tuesday, referring to U.S. states, such as California, that have sought to decriminalize the sale and use of cannabis. READ MORE
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