The decriminalization of cannabis in the fight against crime? – Point

The new reckoning in Marseille reactive occurred Saturday evening debate on the authorization of cannabis. The shooting that killed three people and that would be attributable to drug trafficking has led patrick mennucci, PS deputy of the Bouches-du-Rhône, to revive the idea. “We have in our country 6 million regular users, occasional 9 million and 17 million who have already tried cannabis. Until such a market will exist and remain illegally, criminal groups will fight to control” he told our colleagues from the Provence .

“the state should legalize cannabis, create a die and a monopoly State and ensure its distribution. this is the only way to deprive these networks of this appeal and the considerable financial resources, “he said.

Mélenchon wants to” break the back of the traffic ”

in an interview with Agence France-Presse, the unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Marseille develops its reasoning in a small nuance: it speaks not of legalization, but decriminalization. “Be aware: it is 15% of police forces are mobilized on cannabis trafficking is huge,” he said. “That’s why I asked the president of the National Assembly to establish a working group (…) to reopen the debate on the decriminalization of cannabis.”

Guest in The Grand Jury RTL / Le Figaro / LCI, Jean-Luc Mélenchon has also expressed support for the measure. “Personally, I am for the decriminalization of cannabis Would that to break the back of traffic.”.

This proposal comes as a sea serpent Defended by some left -. Especially in Greens – Jean-Michel Baylet, currently Minister of planning, had made a campaign argument in the primary citizens in 2011. Recently, Julien Dray, close to François Hollande and advocate of decriminalization, explained that terrorism and drug trafficking were intimately linked. “Drug trafficking has become an industry. It maintains a prohibition that promotes trafficking,” he has assured RTL using the example of Canada, which has liberalized cannabis. While the presidential looming, advocates the decriminalization they manage to impose this theme in the campaign?