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Progress on marijuana legalization inches

Can Mexico move forward on cannabis reform in the next legislative session? That’s the question on the lips of many marijuana advocacy groups, as well as private citizens.

In 2018, Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that the law prohibiting the recreational use of cannabis in Mexico was unconstitutional. After this groundbreaking ruling, the justices gave Congress a 90-day period to come up with the appropriate corresponding legislation.

But legislators dragged their feet, unable to agree on the specifics, particularly the regulations for production, distribution, possession limits and, arguably the thorniest issue of all, how to prevent criminal organizations from benefiting from the legal market.

In March 2021, the Chamber of Deputies finally passed the Ley Federal para la Regulación del Cannabis (Cannabis Law), allowing personal recreational use and cultivation of up to eight plants per household (with a federal permit). The amount permitted for possession without legal repercussions was increased from five to 28 grams (possession up to five grams had been decriminalized in 2009).

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