POT TV - With drug cartel violence spinning out of control in Mexico, politicians have backed a new law aimed at compensating victims of the violence just two months before Mexico's upcoming federal election. From Al Jazeera: Mexico's government has fast-tracked a law to compensate victims of the country's war on drugs. Congress approved the bill on Tuesday, just a week after it was passed by the Senate, Victims of criminal violence will be eligible for support payments of up to $73,000.