tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post1595894469061675899..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: Changing Latin America Drug PolicyGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-65683044868271144462015-05-26T11:23:02.066-04:002015-05-26T11:23:02.066-04:00My own sense is that there has definitely been a c...My own sense is that there has definitely been a change and that the Obama administration is trying to respond to it. That's what the NYT is applauding, and I think justifiably. For sure, however, that does not mean change is all encompassing or that it exists everywhere. But you compare drug policy now to, say, the early years of the Bush administration and it's quite different.Greg Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-6401617476957397642015-05-26T10:41:35.662-04:002015-05-26T10:41:35.662-04:00Punishment of casual users and low-level dealers i...Punishment of casual users and low-level dealers is still common in the region, particularly in Brazil -- the country with the largest population and probably the largest domestic illegal drug market. I think NYT is a little quick to applaud here. I don't see such a major change. Roquehttp://twitter.com/roqplanasnoreply@blogger.com