User talk:Jriger12/sandbox

In April of 2012, current strategies to fight the war on drugs received frequent criticism at the Summit of the Americas. In fact, several other Latin American countries, namely Costa Rica, Colombia, and Uruguay suggested legalization and decriminalization approaches should be undertaken in an effort to reduce drug violence Some Latin leaders are discussing the need to experiment further with decriminalizing possession of drugs. To one extent or another, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, and Uruguay have decriminalized various forms of consumption and possession; the current legalization rhetoric is still a substantial deviation from mainstream policy proposals. In June 2012, the Uruguayan government, under President José Mujica, announced plans to legalize state-fix sales of cannabis in order to fight drug-related crimes and health issues. Lawmakers are also proposing to scrap jail terms for growing coca and cannabis. The laws the Uruguayan government has put in place have been to reduce the profit that drug trafficking creates for organized crime, as well as reducing the drug-related violence and the social problems associated with itAs some Latin American leaders call for the legalization of narcotics, Peru, a leading cocoa grower, remains opposed. Jriger12 (talk) 02:46, 4 May 2021 (UTC)