How to Tell Your Abuela That Your Job Is to Keep People Out of Prison for Using Drugs Jeronimo Saldana - The Huffington Post
go to original November 27, 2013

If you are a first generation U.S.-born Mexicano like me, you have probably come to realize that there are three things in this world Abuela does not tolerate: missing one of her telenovelas, missing out on some good chisme, and missing the opportunity to send amalcriado, desgraciado, pendejo (misbehaved person) to go to la chingada. Who is a malcriado, desgraciado, pendejo to Abuela? It varies by the hour, but you can definitely count on drug use guaranteeing a one way ticket to la chingada.

I am not sure Abuela would understand that the war on drugs is really a war on raza. I imagine her chanclaspringing into action in one hand and busting out the rosary in the other. But don't get me wrong, Abuela has been moved before. She was with me on gay marriage, mostly because she was a huge fan of weddings, and she was with me on immigration reform, of course. But drug policy reform is probably out of Abuela's comfort zone, especially with three alcoholic tios in and out of jail for all sorts of pendejadas, including drug possession.

I can hear it now: "Mijo, what the hell are you doing?! Marijuana is bad. Drugs are bad. You use, you lose. Just say no. Don't be a fool, stay in school." Abuela loved Nancy Reagan.

Could an Abuela be persuaded?

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