what's it all about, for mre we are joined tonight from washington by john lsh. is a senior associate on drug poli for the washington oice on latin america which describes itself as ahink tank adcacy group promoting human rights anddemocracy in latin america. welcome to t program. first, tell us moreabout what these new laws in xico are. >> well, eentially they decriminizepossession for personalonsumption across a range of ecit substances, whether it'smarijuana or cocaine,nd th mexicanaw, while new for mexico, is not necearily new f latin america. there are similar decriminalizatn statutes up and down th continent, a it's a growing movement with recent argentine court decisions opening doorthe door to a simil reform in that untry. >> what'behind the decision to decriminalize drugs? >> i think in latin amera, including mexico, tere's a fatiguwith amodel of zero tolerance that insists on criminal sanctionsor even the smallest leve of use, including in private, d that it's a diversion of sources that cld be better focused on ghting the drug cartels and large organiz

government put out an estimate that young john, if he's an average baby lsh cost his parents $291,570the time he finishes high school, $291,000. as if parenting weren't scary enough. they tell young parents to start saving for college. how about the $291,000. where is that supposed to come from? and where does all the money go? a few percentages. the governor says 32% of that $291,000 will be for housing. 16% for food, probably higher for boys who would eat the dining room table if you let them. another 16% for child care and edge case and 14% for transportation. those minivans take a lot of gas. but this is all just money. mom and dad's love gets thrown in for free. it's like those ads on tv, 18 years of housing, 93,000, 18 years of meals, 46,000, one smile from the baby or one hug when they're older, priceless. so welcome, john shepherd. go easy on your folks and try to make those sneakers last an extra years. >> the number don't surprise me. i've always thought girls were probably more expensive than little boys. we take a lot more correct of work, braces and glasses and all those