Mexican president hints may be open to change in marijuana laws

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Mexican president hints may be open to change in marijuana laws

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mexican-president-hints-may-open-change-marijuana-laws-202834914.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XNctBsRvkdJIAy680XvmlA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-06-08T202834Z_1_LYNXMPEA570CX_RTROPTP_2_MEXICO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Nieto speaks during the third CARICOM-Mexico summit in Merida" align="left" title="Nieto speaks during the third CARICOM-Mexico summit in Merida" border="0" /></a>By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico and the United States cannot pursue diverging policies on marijuana legalization, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto was quoted as saying on Sunday, hinting he may be open to following the lead taken by some U.S. states in changing drug laws. Political pressure has grown in Mexico to take a more liberal stance on marijuana since Washington and Colorado decided to legalize possession and sale of the drug for recreational use in 2012. Marijuana, along with contraband like cocaine and crystal meth, has been a major source of income for violent drug cartels responsible for thousands of deaths in Mexico in recent years. Pena Nieto says he is in favor of debating the issue despite personal misgivings about legalizing cannabis, and lawmakers say Mexico cannot be out of step for ever with the United States, the principal buyer of illicit drugs that cross the border.</p><br clear="all"/>

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