MEXICO CITY — The decision by voters in Colorado and Washington state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana has left President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto and his team scrambling to reformulate their anti-drug strategies in light of what one senior aide called “a game-changing” referendum in the United States.

It is too early to know what Mexico’s response to the votes will be, but Peña Nieto’s top aide said the incoming administration will discuss the issue when he comes to Washington this month for meetings with President Obama and congressional leaders. The decision, however, is expected to spark a broad debate in Mexico about the direction and costs of the U.S.-backed drug war here.

via Mexico says marijuana legalization in U.S. could change anti-drug strategies – The Washington Post.