Mexican Lawmakers on Medical Marijuana Legalization: Current Policy 'Not Working'

BERKELEY, CA - MARCH 25: One-ounce bags of medicinal marijuana are displayed at the Berkeley Patients Group March 25, 2010 in Berkeley, California. California Secretary of State Debra Bowen certified a ballot initiative late Wednesday to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana in the State of California after proponents of the measure submitted over 690,000 signatures. The measure will appear on the November 2 general election ballot. (Photo : Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Mexican lawmakers are proposing a bill to legalize medical marijuana for patients in the country.

The bill is being proposed by Cristina Diaz, an Institutional Revolutionary Party senator. According to Reuters, legalizing medical marijuana would allow patients in the country access to the substance.

It is hoped that the bill will be passed by May of this year by Mexico's Congress. President Enrique Pena Nieto opposes the legalization of marijuana but has agreed on a...

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