International conventions still limit governments’ leeway, and the US government remains opposed to any backtracking from the punitive, prohibitionist strategy that it has pursued since 1981. Even the boldest Latin American governments – including those in Colombia, Uruguay, and Guatemala – are reluctant to advance much further, especially if they remain isolated.
所有这些最新发展动态本身都不会导致除罪化。国际公约仍然限制着政府动作的余地，美国政府仍然反对任何退出1981年以来所实施的惩罚性禁止战略。即使是最激进的拉丁美洲政府——包括哥伦比亚、乌拉圭和危地马拉——也不愿意走得太远，特别是在它们仍显孤立的时候。