Evolution of the Cannabis Situation in Mexico

Mexico Even though the cannabis movement is weak and marihuana growing is a crime, there are already in Mexico authorized growers, grow-shops, social clubs and politicians proposing regulation. What could happen now in a country so strongly affected by the power of illegal drug trade? Find out in this article.

For many years there has been in Mexico a promising but modest cannabis movement. The Marihuana World March has completed its 16th edition, and political debate on the issue of cannabis has always been ongoing, not for nothing is this the country where the term marihuana was coined. Since 2011 in Mexico City, debate about regulation of marihuana use has been present at the Federal District parliament.

So far in 2016 the government has held five discussion forums on the question of cannabis regulation. Nonetheless, the dramatic “Mexican Drug War” declared in 2006 during Felipe Calderon’s presidency – which since then...

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