Incoming Mexican Pres. Mounting ‘Real Fight’ Against Marijuana

Leader says he will not change direction in country’s drug-war policy

Mexico’s president-elect Enrique Pena Nieto told the Associated Press on Monday that he will direct the government to continue fighting drug production and trafficking, including marijuana, even though its been legalized in two U.S. states. "My government will continue mounting a real fight against the trafficking of marijuana and all other drugs," Pena Nieto said in his AP interview, adding that Mexico would “in no way will abandon the fight. Pena Nieto said he would refocus on reducing violence, rather than capture top drug lords, something focused on by predecessor, President Felipe Calderon. Drug-related Extortion and kidnapping skyrocketed under Calderon, with an estimated 60,000 killings during his six-year term. Marijuana is legal for recreational use in Colorado and Washington, and is approved for medical use in a handful of other states. (AP)

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