Former President Vicente Fox Says, 'For Mexico, Legalization Is Freedom' Vicente Fox - The Globe and Mail
go to original February 17, 2014

Former President Vicente Fox of Mexico, who has always considered himself a policy maverick, has emerged as one of his country's most outspoken advocates of marijuana legalization. (Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images)

I recently had the opportunity to meet with Jim Pattison, one of Canada’s most powerful and influential business people. While sitting in his office overlooking Burrard Inlet and the mountains of Vancouver, Mr. Pattison asked me a most timely and intriguing question. “President Fox, I have read recently that you are in favor of the legalization of marijuana. Is that true?”

With Justin Bieber making headlines worldwide, I believe it’s a timely issue. The question essentially revolves around the issue of freedom of choice versus prohibition. How much money will be needlessly spent prosecuting and defending a young pop star when that same amount could be used in much more productive ways for the betterment of our societies if regulated consumption of drugs was legalized?

Legalization of not just marijuana, but all drugs, is the right thing to do.

Each person should be free to decide what’s best for himself or herself. We are all created equal and free. If we are created in such freedom, then we must be given the very freedom to decide our own behavior and to act responsibly, as long as we do not detrimentally affect the rights of others.

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