Obama Refuses To Back Growing Call For Drug Legalization To Stop Violence in Latin America
April 16, 2012
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as posted by the channelDemocracyNow.org - While the presidents Guatemala, Colombia, Costa Rica and El Salvador have voiced support for an end to the drug war, President Obama rejected their calls for drug legalization during high-level talks at the Summit of the Americas in Colombia. Obama warned that legalization could lead to greater problems but he expressed willingness to hold a discussion on drug policy. He also announced more than $130 million in aid for increasing security and pursuing narco-traffickers and drug cartels in Latin America.
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