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Mexico Introduces Bill to Legalize Medical and Recreational Cannabis Use

It is a controversial proposal in a country fighting a drug war.

Marijuana Adobe Stock Credit Capjah Resized
Independent
November 8, 2018

A Mexico senator has introduced a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana.

Andrés Manuel López Obrador is the president-elect of Mexico, and his soon-to-be interior interior minister Olga Sanchez Cordero proposed a bill to legalize marijuana.

RELATED: Mexico Supreme Court Says Ban on Recreational Marijuana Unconstitutional

If it passes, each person will be allowed to have up to 20 plants at a time for personal consumption. The bill would also include regulating and monitoring production, sales and consumption.

In five separate court cases, Mexico’s supreme court has ruled in favor of private citizens suing for their rights to consume recreational marijuana. If this law passes, it would no longer require a lawsuit for each citizen to smoke. 

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