Pot smoking is way more looked down upon -- Mexican on Mexican in Mexico -- than here in the US. Fuggedabaudit as far as coke, opium, etc. goes. The line of reasoning goes that if you're involved in all that, you're either a gangster involved in running the stuff, soon to be so, or just a deadbeat loser user. None of this is anywhere near respectible to your tens of millions of hard-working, family-oriented Mexicans.

Beer and tequila? Sure: there's your common currency.

The best part of this news is for the biggest consumers: the Northern NAFTA-ers there to get some sun and some drugs.

I'd hold off on booking those cocaine vacations for now. Are you sure this law applies to foreigners? I'm certainly no expert on Mexican law, but my understanding is that non-citizens lack many basic rights we take for granted (and grant to non-citizens) here. Note also that the story just mentions that *possession* is being decriminalized. It doesn't specify whether *buying* is still illegal. Yes, I realize the latter is usually necessary for the former, but they can still be treated separately. For example, in America, the government can't criminalize the private possession of (adult) pornography, but can regulate its sale. Refer also to Vincent and Jules discussing marijuana laws in Amsterdam in "Pulp Fiction." At a minimum, be careful, especially when purchasing.