Decriminalizing Drugs & the U.S.-Brazil Summit (Lp4062012)

Various Latin American presidents have floated the idea in recent months of decriminalizing drugs as a strategy in the Drug War. What are the prospects for such a plan? Will this topic make it on the agenda at the upcoming Summit of the Americas? The program also looks at the economic power of Brazil in advance of the summit between U.S. President Barack Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. The news segment of the program deals with the latest release of kidnap victims by Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces (the FARC by its Spanish-acronym). In-Depth Interviews: Peter Hakim of the Inter-American Dialogue, and Matt Taylor of American University. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell Associate Producer: Vanessa Haces Gonzatti The photo of Mexican troops on anti-drug patrol is via the Mexican Ministry of Defense and is in the public domain: http://www.sedena.gob.mx/index.php/galeria-fotografica For an update on Drug War topics, please see: http://soundcloud.com/latinpulse/g20-heads-mexico-human-rights-drug-war-lp6082012