Why did Ecuador toughen up drug laws?
Correa's government previously had a more progressive stance towards drug policy
		
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Saturday, October 3, 2015
	
	
	Saturday, October 3, 2015
 Ecuador's Congress approved tougher penalties for small-time drug  traffickers, an about-face from a more liberal policy which may have  been prompted by the president's stated "zero tolerance" approach to  heroin use. The new drug law will increase penalties for those caught trafficking small quantities of drugs, the Associated Press reported. The law follows a prior set of reforms approved by Ecuador's drug agency.
Ecuador's Congress approved tougher penalties for small-time drug  traffickers, an about-face from a more liberal policy which may have  been prompted by the president's stated "zero tolerance" approach to  heroin use. The new drug law will increase penalties for those caught trafficking small quantities of drugs, the Associated Press reported. The law follows a prior set of reforms approved by Ecuador's drug agency.
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