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Home 🌿 Marijuana Politics 🌿 MEXICO'S SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE IF MARIJUANA IS A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT 🌿MEXICO'S SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE IF MARIJUANA IS A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Mexico will debate a highly-anticipated case concerning the constitutionality of barring the consumption and cultivation of marijuana for personal use in the country.
The case, brought forward by the Mexican Society for Responsible and Tolerant Personal Use (SMART, in Spanish), argues that barring personal use of marijuana violates the constitutional right to freely develop one's personality.
As Hannah Hetzer, policy manager of the Americas at the Drug Policy Alliance, wrote in a piece for Huffington Post, the debate in Mexico is extraordinary because it is being argued on human rights grounds and because it is taking place in a country that has suffered tremendously from the war on drugs.
However, the landmark case would only lead to the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes if a ruling in favor of the plantiffs is followed up with legislation.
According to Fox News Latino,...
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