Monday, March 12, 2012

Biden, in Mexico, Says U.S. Won't Legalize Drugs


MEXICO CITY—Vice President Joe Biden, on a two-day visit to Mexico and Central America amid growing sentiment in the region for the U.S. to legalize drugs, said that won't happen.
Mr. Biden is expected to repeat that message on Tuesday when he meets with five Central American presidents in Honduras, some of whom have been pushing for U.S. drug legalization as a way to stem the power of drug cartels and the scourge of related violence that kills thousands here each year.
"It's worth discussing, but there is no possibility the Obama-Biden administration will change its policy," Mr. Biden said ...

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