High As News is back with more cannabis news, and this time it is good: Mexico has just legalised marijuana.
Mexico legalises cannabis as a way to fight drug trafficking
A few weeks ago we brought you the bad news that Amsterdam Plans to Ban Tourists From Coffeeshops. Today we come with a good one: Mexico is legalising cannabis, and we are glad to see more and more countries opening up to a sector that is expected to be one of the most profitable of the coming years. Mexico is one of the countries hit hardest by the trafficking cartels and, after three years of civic and legal struggle, its deputies have reached an agreement to legalise it.
The proposal allows carrying up to 28 grams per person and permits home growing of a maximum of eight plants. Under-18s will not be able to access cannabis and consuming it in workplaces or offices is banned. With its 121 million inhabitants, Mexico could become the biggest recreational cannabis market in the world, even more so after regulating medical use last 12 January. The law will allow home growing, community growing through cooperatives and national production, from which the country hopes to take a good economic slice.
Although everything looks rosy, some activists warn that the rules keep consumption criminalised, since it would stay on the list of substances banned by the Mexican Health Act. Deputy Sánchez warns that, even though production and sale will be legal, possession will still be exposed to police pressure, with fines and possible arrests.
We are happy to see more and more countries opening their minds to the stigma around the plant. We believe legalisation is an effective way to fight drug trafficking.
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