War on Drugs

" Border region between El Paso, Texas in Juarez Mexico is called the ground zero for the war on drugs. Today experts are meeting -- find ways to put in into the violence there. Including the possibility of decriminalizing. Some drug's -- is there for -- Chris. Legalizing marijuana -- hot topic in El -- it sounds like for a lot."

" It really has in effect be a City Council here in El Paso voted earlier this year to legalize marijuana but the mayor here in El Paso quickly vetoed that resolution but this may come as a surprise to some."

" The county attorney here in El Paso now says he too is open to the idea of legalizing at least some drugs because he says that."

" We'll help and our ongoing war on drugs listen."

" If you remove the black market as we did in the days of prohibition. And now you control it and you're regulated thank you -- it. Then it has -- diminishing effect. On the illegal use."

" No one panelist here in El Paso taking part in this form also tells me that in Portugal the government has voted. To decriminalize the use of all drugs but Texas governor Rick Perry says hold on. Let's take a -- number one this is -- Portugal number two this is the United States and we should be setting the standard. For the other countries to follow when he says there is no way that we would ever legalized or decriminalize the use of drugs here in the lone star state. Let's Chris the Juarez mayor of Juarez is also taking part from -- Mexico side of all this what is he saying. Well he's really pointing his finger when he calls a failed. -- drug policy here in the United States in fact he says on the same day that one of his Mexican police officers in his community over wars was gunned down while fighting the drug cartels. I've -- US authorities here. In the United States actually decided not to prosecute Michael Phelps remember for that infamous photo. Of the Olympic -- holding up bong and he says that in and of itself sends the wrong message --"