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MEXICO CITY — President Felipe Calderon, who has made fighting drug traffickers the centerpiece of his administration, proposed legislation Thursday that would decriminalize the possession of small quantities of cocaine and other drugs for addicts who agreed to undergo treatment.
Calderon said the proposal was intended to attack the growing problem of drug addiction in Mexico. Still, it will probably be controversial both at home and abroad.
A similar measure two years ago provoked strong opposition from the United States and was eventually dropped.
