Mexico Maybe Next Country To Legalize Weed

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MONTREAL (AFP) - 

Mexico "absolutely" could follow Canada's lead in legalizing marijuana as a way to reduce violence generated by a war on drugs that "doesn't work," its incoming foreign minister said Tuesday.

Marcelo Ebrard, who will become foreign minister when Mexico's president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador takes office December 1, said he discussed Ottawa's experience Monday with Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland.

Asked whether Mexico might follow Canada's example, Ebrard told reporters, "Sure, absolutely."

"We think it is a very interesting option in the short term for Mexico," he said. "We think there are two options: the Canadian model or the Uruguay model."

"It doesn't make sense to have a law forbidding the possession or production of cannabis and we have 9,000 people in jail for that, we have a huge amount of violence in the country," Ebrard said.

Mexico has long been a major supplier of marijuana and other illegal drugs to the US market, spawning powerful drug cartels and violent struggles for control of drug routes.

Since 2006, when the government deployed the army to fight the cartels, more than 200,000 people have been murdered, including a record 28,702 last year.

Another 37,000 people are reported missing.

 

Source:

https://m.france24.com/en/20181023-mexico-may-be-next-legalize-cannabis-incoming-fm

 

 

[Economy 53,076]

The trend continues

[ALGAYDO 35,379]

Good.

The fact that it’s almost 20-****in-19 and weed is still illegal in areas that allow for tobacco and alcohol is beyond stupid. 

[Phoenix 17,395]

Very nice

[FentyGa 14,340]

I think legalising gay marriage worldwide should be the priority, but this is cute

[PhoenixPharmer 1]

Well as far as I know medical marijuana is legal in Mexico for a year or so. According to https://cannasos.com/news/hot-news/mexico-has-finally-legalized-medical-marijuana

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On 10/26/2018 at 9:24 AM, FentyGa said:

I think legalising gay marriage worldwide should be the priority, but this is cute

Spoiler

Mexico faces a ton of violence over the amount of money they get from trafficking and producing marijuana and other drugs. If they legalize it, it means less money to the cartels. That's definitely a bigger priority for the Mexican people. Also gay marriage is already partially legal in parts of the country, so it's not far off.

 

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The U.S. is going to be in a pot sandwich.

In Canada and Mexico, you can hit a blunt in front of a cop and they'll tip their hat to you. In the U.S., get caught with less than an ounce and you could enjoy the rest of your natural life behind bars