Argentina's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday Aug 25,2009 it is unconstitutional to punish an adult for private use of marijuana as long as it doesn't harm anyone else.
The unanimous ruling makes Argentina the second Latin American country in the past four days to allow personal use of a formerly illegal drug. The case in question involved five young men who were arrested for having a few marijuana cigarettes in their pockets.
According to a CNN poll, 29% of Americans believe that legalizing marijuana is the best way to deal with the problem.
Supreme Court Justice Carlos Fayt, who at one time supported laws that make personal use of marijuana illegal, told the state-run Telam news agency that "reality" changed his mind.
Argentina's action came amid growing momentum in Latin America toward decriminalization of possessing small amounts of certain drugs.
Sources:
CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/25/argentina.drug.decriminalization/index.html
ALEXANDRA CHUNN
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