Guatemala president to consider legalising illicit drugs

Guatemala's leader says America's inability to cut illegal drug consumption leaves his country with no option but to consider legalising their use and transport.

Guatemala's leader says America's inability to cut illegal drug consumption leaves his country with no option but to consider legalising their use and transport.

President Otto Perez Molina's comments are a remarkable turnaround for an ex-general elected on a platform of crushing organised crime with an iron fist.

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