Mexico: president-elect Amlo's party moves toward marijuana legalization
Party has submitted legislation to legalize the possession, public use, growth and sale of marijuana
The Guardian (UK)
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Thursday, November 8, 2018
The party of Mexico’s president-elect has submitted legislation to legalize the possession, public use, growth and sale of marijuana in what would be a major change to the country’s narcotics strategy. Senator Olga Sánchez Cordero – who has been picked as interior secretary by president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador – said prohibition has fed violence and poverty, criticizing a 12-year crackdown on drug gangs that has claimed tens of thousands of lives. Sánchez’s bill also would allow every Mexican to grow up to 20 marijuana plants on private property and produce up to 17 ounces (480 grams) a year. The bill would also permit companies to grow and commercialize marijuana.
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