Antonio Cueto
A crowd outside of Mexico s Senate, rallying in support of a proposed bill legalizing marijuana countrywide.
Outside Mexico’s Senate building thousands have gathered to protest for legalization of marijuana. It’s 4/20 day, April 20, the day named for the slang term for marijuana. And 10 days before the Mexico Supreme Court’s deadline for a law on legalization to be passed.
A participant at the rally with a 4/20 body painting in support of legal pot.
Now, more than a month later, there’ still no law.
The legalization effort began three years ago when the Supreme Court ruled that a previous law banning the recreational use of marijuana was unconstitutional. But while the lower chamber of Congress signed a legalization bill that also enjoys the support of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Morena, the ruling party, the measure to turn the country into the world’s largest legal marijuana market seems stuck.
The proposed law follows a Mexican Supreme Court ruling three years ago that said banning recreational marijuana was unconstitutional. But many are divided about the law’s provisions.
Is Adult-use Cannabis Legal in Mexico?
Adult-use cannabis is not yet legal in Mexico. In November of 2020, the Mexican upper house passed a legalization bill, but it had to go through another vote after adding a few changes. Recently the lower house approved draft legislation that will likely be passed in the upper house and then sent to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. While many conservatives complain that this will lead to drug addiction and other violent crimes, marijuana advocates say it’s a step in the right direction.
Zara Snapp, a marijuana activist, from the NGO ‘Instituto RIA’ (which seeks to reform Mexico’s drug laws), believes the US could legalize cannabis in the next few years. For Snapp, the reason for legalizing cannabis in Mexico is more important though. “Instead of the government wasting its limited resources on persecuting and going after people who use cannabis, hopefully, the police would have greater time to really go after the high-im
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