MetaChat REGISTER   ||   LOGIN   ||   IMAGES ARE OFF   ||   RECENT COMMENTS




artphoto by splunge
artphoto by TheophileEscargot
artphoto by Kronos_to_Earth
artphoto by ethylene

Home

About

Search

Archives

Mecha Wiki

Metachat Eye

Emcee

IRC Channels

IRC FAQ


 RSS


Comment Feed:

RSS

30 April 2006

Mexico is set to decriminalize drug possession [More:] Small amounts, of course.
Sweet.
posted by delmoi 30 April | 18:32
us tourism skyrockets? ;)
posted by dabitch 30 April | 18:36
Just when we get done building a fence facing one way ...
posted by stilicho 30 April | 20:45
In related news, leprechaun sitings in Cancun are expected to double next Spring.
posted by trondant 30 April | 23:26
Heh, stilicho. :-)

This should be interesting; Mexico is already the seventh or eighth most popular tourist destination in the world, and the top destination for U.S. visitors... But I guess it all depends on how things shake out whether this will actually boost those figures in the right way. If it backfires, then there will likely be a decrease in luxury visitors and an increase in small spenders.

At any rate, I thought this quote from The Chicago Sun-Times was hilarious:

Mexicans would be allowed to possess small amounts of cocaine, heroin, even ecstasy for their personal use under a bill approved by lawmakers


Even ecstasy?! Gasp! /bizarre
posted by taz 01 May | 02:19
I know it depends on the perception mostly, but how many tourists get busted anyway for the amounts being decriminalized? As I understand it, currently, it's an excuse to extract bribes and not really a prison risk.
posted by Gyan 01 May | 07:01
I think this is more Latin Socialism than tourist marketing.
posted by stilicho 01 May | 11:15
What does the colloquialism "You're too much" mean? || Stop The Madness!

HOME  ||   REGISTER  ||   LOGIN