Unpresentable Governors — The problem is not that the Mexican political system has sprouted malignant tumors and harmful excrescences; no, the tragedy is that it has no way to get rid of them. There’s no defense against governors like the ones in Veracruz and Quintana Roo, or the owners of the Green Party, or unpresentable deputies and senators. It’s not that the past was better; there have always been corrupt, crooked and inept people. What’s new is that the system has lost its ability to isolate and discard those who are dysfunctional.
Mexican Government Corruption: Culture or Practice? — A few days ago, the Superior Auditor of the Federation reported that the use of 42.7 billion pesos needs to be clarified [2.4 billion USD] in the 2014 Public Account. This is how corruption accumulates, without any penalty. The system rewards the corrupt.
Secretary of Government Osorio Chong Opens Possibility of Marijuana Regulation — During the third government forum on the use of marijuana, Secretary of Government Relations Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong spoke for the first time about the "possible regulation" of marijuana in Mexico. He called for analyzing the harm done from applying the wrong public policy and criticized the high price that the War on Drugs has brought. In the search for policies Mexico should adopt, the Secretary proposed four points.
Is the War on Drugs Over? — At the third forum in the debate on marijuana, Secretary of Government Relations Osorio Chong made a promising new declaration of a change in drug policy. Do his statements mean that the Mexican government has learned its lesson and that a drug policy will now be put in place which is based on evidence and harm-reduction strategies, does not criminalize users, regulates different substances according to their relative dangers, and takes business away from offenders?