15/02/2014
US drug policy fuels push for legal pot worldwide
In a former colonial mansion in Jamaica, politicians huddle to discuss trying to ease marijuana laws in the land of the late reggae musician and cannabis evangelist Bob Marley. In Morocco, one of the world#39;s top producers of the concentrated pot known as hashish, two leading political parties want to legalize its cultivation, at least for medical and industrial use. And in Mexico City, the vast metropolis of a country ravaged by horrific cartel bloodshed, lawmakers have proposed a brand new plan to let stores sell the drug. From the Americas to Europe to North Africa and beyond, the marijuana legalization movement is gaining unprecedented traction ? a nod to successful efforts in...
