Gael Garcia Bernal Calls For Drugs To Be Legalized In Mexico
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Gael Garcia Bernal Calls For Drugs To Be Legalized In Mexico

 
September 3, 2009 
 

Gael Garcia Bernal has called for drugs to be legalized. The Mexican actor says the trade of illegal substances is the cause of the majority of problems in his home country and believes if they were decriminalized it would reduce crime.

The "Motorcycle Diaries" star said: "Drugs are illegal - therefore, there's a fight. I hope drugs become legalized in Mexico. If drugs were legal, there would be nothing to fight about."

Gael is not the only actor to call for drugs to be legalized.

Earlier this year, Rhys Ifans admitted he considers marijuana a "beneficial herb" and is adamant it should be freely available.

The Welsh actor - who is currently filming "Mr. Nice," a biopic of notorious cannabis smuggler Howard Marks - said: "A lot of people like dope in Wales and Howard is its champion. The reason why he sold it is because he thinks, and I agree, that it's a beneficial herb.

"I feel marijuana should be legalized. Not so that people get high all over the place, but so it can be controlled. Drugs have been legal longer than they have been illegal, and it's just hypocrisy to be able to sell alcohol to children while marijuana is illegal."

 
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