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The elected Mexican President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, said Sunday he would consider legalizing certain drugs as part of a broader strategy to fight poverty and crime.
Speaking in the state of Zacatecas, Lopez Obrador said that a recent proposal by the Minister of National Defense, which supported the legalization of opium for medical purposes, was important and that he did not exclude anything.
"It's important what he proposed," said Lopez Obrador. "There should be a comprehensive approach to the terrible problem of insecurity and violence."
Lopez Obrador, who will take office Dec. 1, said Sunday that he would also consider paying more farmers for their corn to deter them from planting poppy seeds.
According to the head of the Mexican defense, the legalization of opium could end the violence
Since 2006, Mexico has been plunged into an army-led battle against drug gangs, which have now split into smaller groups fighting over trafficking routes and territories to sell drugs. Homicides broke a record in 2017, according to INEGI statistics.
The elected president held public meetings on violence and discussed a possible "amnesty" for drug traffickers and non-violent farmers. Members of his team have previously said that Mexico will assess the creation of legal markets for marijuana and opium.
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