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"Thomas Smith" -NO-SPAM wrote DRUG PENALTIES AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS: Penalties for drug offenses are strict, and convicted offenders can expect large fines and jail sentences up to 25 years. The purchase of controlled medication requires a prescription from a licensed Mexican physician. It should be noted that many medicines that are controlled here in the US are NOT controlled in Mexico and are perfectly safe to buy. Things like Nexium, Glucotrol and other diabetes meds, many blood pressure meds, antibiotics, and things like topical hyrocortisone ointments are legal to buy over the counter in Mexico WITHOUT any prescription of any kind. But if you are buying meds that need a prescription in Mexico, you damn sure ought to have one. -- George in PA http://www.countryside-travel.com The Mother of All Group Cruises http://www.motherofallgroupcruises.com Miracle in May - http://www.cruisemaster.com/miracle.htm September - Triumph Canada/NE - http://www.cruisemaster.com/carnivalFall.htm October - Princess Caribbean http://www.cruisemaster.com/caribprin.htm |
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I contacted the author of the newspaper article I referenced in my post for
more clarification. I asked her about buying drugs with either an American doctor's Rx, a Mexican doctor's Rx or no Rx at all. Her reply: "Mexican law and drug policy are carried out differently, in different places. It is, I'm afraid, a crapshoot for Americans. What I DO know is that quantity is the big issue - some say the cutoff is over 100 pills. That's what can get you in trouble, whether you bought them in the U.S. and carried them over, or whether you bought them in Mexico. If caught with large quantities, you MUST be able to show a Mexican doctor's prescription. Same with purchases. If you buy prescription drugs in Mexico, the law is clear that you must have a Mexican doctor's prescription. The trouble with that is there are plenty of farmacias who will gladly sell them to you - then you're on your own, if you're busted. Which could well happen. It's been shown that a few really corrupt operations will tip off police or accomplices to your "cargo" and come arrest you, then try to shake you down for money. That's been documented. I hope I answered your questions." Marjie Lundstrom, Sacramento Bee |
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I contacted the author of the newspaper article I referenced in my post for
more clarification. I asked her about buying drugs with either an American doctor's Rx, a Mexican doctor's Rx or no Rx at all. Her reply: "Mexican law and drug policy are carried out differently, in different places. It is, I'm afraid, a crapshoot for Americans. What I DO know is that quantity is the big issue - some say the cutoff is over 100 pills. That's what can get you in trouble, whether you bought them in the U.S. and carried them over, or whether you bought them in Mexico. If caught with large quantities, you MUST be able to show a Mexican doctor's prescription. Same with purchases. If you buy prescription drugs in Mexico, the law is clear that you must have a Mexican doctor's prescription. The trouble with that is there are plenty of farmacias who will gladly sell them to you - then you're on your own, if you're busted. Which could well happen. It's been shown that a few really corrupt operations will tip off police or accomplices to your "cargo" and come arrest you, then try to shake you down for money. That's been documented. I hope I answered your questions." Marjie Lundstrom, Sacramento Bee |
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