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"Legalise cannabis and ecstasy now"

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In Friday's look at the international press, Croatian papers allege Ratko Mladic negotiated with Serbian authorities for years, Spain and Germany kiss and make up over the falsely accused cucumbers, and former presidents of Brazil, Colombia and Mexico say current drug policy has failed and call for legalisation.

IN THE PAPERS
By Elena CASAS

Croatian paper Vercenji List claims Ratko Mladic had been in talks with Serbian authoritiesv  for years - and has finally agreed to give himself up.

Die Welt says Merkel and Zapatero have kissd and made up over the falsely accused killer cucumbers.

And should hard drugs be legalised? Former top officials including Kofi Annan say yes in the Independent, while Mexcian paper Proceso gives us a look at how ordinary people are fighting back against traffickers in one of the worst affected countries.

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"Hard drugs like ecstasy and

by Anonyme - 04/06/2011 - 12:13

"Hard drugs like ecstasy and cannabis"? I don't think I've ever heard of cannabis described as a hard drug before, and ecstasy is only seen as "hard" because in many countries it is in the same legal classification as other hard (and far more dangerous) drugs like heroin and cocaine. If not made legal then certainly it should be placed in a more suitable category that all medical and scientific evidence suggests it should be in.

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