After four U.S. states this week approved ballot measures legalizing recreational cannabis for adults, eyes will now turn to Mexican lawmakers facing a December 15 deadline over legislation to allow the commercialization and use of the substance in this country.
On Tuesday, voters in Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota all approved recreational marijuana legalization, and all by significant margins. Fifteen U.S. states now have laws allowing adults to access recreational cannabis.
On several occasions, Mexico’s Supreme Court has extended deadlines for Congress to approve a legalization bill, following various rulings over the past four years deeming the prohibition of personal use of marijuana unconstitutional.
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