Consequently, the main advocates of this approach (Calderón, former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, the current and former presidents of Brazil, and America’s conservatives and security establishment) are losing public support. Proponents of a different strategy (Presidents Juan Manuel Santos and Otto Peréz Molina of Colombia and Guatemala, respectively, among others), based on public-health premises and legalization, are gaining ground.
简言之，基于惩戒政策的传统国际缉毒执法方式的最新尝试以失败告终，给墨西哥造成了昂贵的代价却没有在墨西哥、拉美其他国家和美国形成任何成果。因此，该方式的主要支持者（卡尔德隆、前哥伦比亚总统乌里韦、前任和现任巴西总统以及美国保守派和安全机构）正在失去公众支持。以公共卫生和立法为手段的不同战略的支持者（哥伦比亚总统桑托斯、危地马拉总统莫利纳和其他人）正在赢得支持。