Mexico’s Cannabis Libraries

Mexico’s ‘Cannabis Libraries’ reflect rising drug problem, and changing attitudes
In the corner of a library situated in a Mexico City park, stands a lonely yellow bookshelf lined with tomes on marijuana, cocaine, pills, psychedelics, and the like. This nook is known as the Biblioteca Canábica, or the Cannabis Library, and it’s an attempt by civil society organizations here to create a go-to place for reliable information about illegal drugs for parents, teachers, teens, and others. It’s also a subtle way of raising the volume on a debate that is growing ever louder in Mexico: whether to legalize drugs.