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Supreme Court decriminalizes recreational use of marijuana
June 29, 2021 by archyde
While the country is plagued by powerful drug cartels, Mexico will try a new approach in its repressive policy on cannabis. The Supreme Court officially decriminalized the legal use of marijuana for adults on Monday.
Eight of the eleven members of this body thus declared unconstitutional a series of articles of the Mexican law on health which prohibited the consumption of marijuana. The move comes after the Mexican Congress failed to pass a law on the issue before the April 30 deadline set by the Supreme Court.
Congress must legislate
The declaration approved by the Supreme Court on Monday means that those who now want to use marijuana for recreational purposes can apply for authorization from the Federal Commission for the Protection against Health Risks (Cofepris) and the latter cannot refuse it. Although civil organizations and scholars applaud the move, they caution that Congress has yet t
Hace 4 horas
El primer amparó a favor del consumo de cannabis con fines recreativos fue en 2015 y el uso medicinal se aprobó en 2017.
Ciudad de México.- La Suprema Corte de Justicia de México aprobó el lunes una declaración general de
inconstitucionalidad de la ley que prohíbe el consumo de cannabis con fines recreativos. Esto no significa que la mariguana quede legalizada, pero sí supondrá que cualquier mexicano que pida un permiso
podrá consumirla de forma legal si la cultiva en su casa y con ciertas restricciones.
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En lo sucesivo, y mientras el Congreso de la Unión no legisle al respecto, la Secretaría de Salud deberá remitir esas autorizaciones sólo a personas adultas y para los efectos precisados”, indicó la ministra Norma Lucía Piña durante el debate del tema en el pleno del alto tribunal.