Canadian Conservatives, Pope and Mexico Oppose Justin Trudeau's Pot Position Jessica Murphy - Canoe.ca
go to original July 26, 2013

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau has changed his tune on pot — and he's calling for the drug to be legalized to keep it away from Canadian kids. (vaporcentral)

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's pot legalization stance may be a hit with the Grit grassroots, but not so with the governing Conservatives, the pontiff, and at least one international ally.

Mexican Foreign Secretary Jose Antonio Meade Kuribrena said his country is open to an alternative to the war on drugs but legalizing drugs — even pot — isn't on the table for his government.

"We personally don't believe drug legalization is a solution, but we welcome (the idea) that a debate should be held around those issues," he said during an official visit to Ottawa Thursday.

Meade Kuribrena was in town to discuss issues such as tourism, trade, the economy and transnational crime linked to drugs with Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird.

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