Argentine president calls for decriminalization of drug use

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNN) - President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner reiterated this week her call for decriminalization of drug use.

Though a poll shows just 2 percent of Argentinians have ever taken cocaine, some people believe that decriminalization of drugs could result in wider drug use.

Ethan Nadelmann, founder and executive director of the New York-based Drug Policy Alliance, is not persuaded. "The evidence generally shows that the decriminalization of possession is not clearly associated with any increase in illicit drug use," he told CNN.

Meanwhile, the Argentine government wants Congress to pass the decriminalization legislation by the end of the year.