I guess the North American press couldn't cover two important Mexican stories at once..

We might become confused..

Under cover from the Chupacabra Flu "epidemic," the Mexican Senate passed a vote to legalize drugs, including marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. Posession of small amounts of these drugs will soon be legal. Peddling small amounts of said drugs will also be legal. That's pretty big news, right?

But wait, conservative President Felipe Calderon has to sign it first. Oh yeah, Calderon proposed the bill! Mexico's lower house has yet to approve the measure, but that looks to be a technicality. Calderon to Drug Cartels: F--U!!

Any bets about the rationale for the legalization arguement here? Economic, or Strategic?