Cannabis in Mexico
Cannabis in Mexico is legal for medicinal purposes and decriminalized for recreational use. It was decriminalized for recreational purposes in June 2021, upon application and issuance of a permit from the health secretariat, COFEPRIS (Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios). On 29 June 2021, the Supreme Court of Mexico decriminalized the recreational use of cannabis. The Supreme Court of Mexico first declared the law prohibiting its use unconstitutional on October 31, 2018. The effect of the ruling is that the Congress of Mexico was ordered to formally legalize cannabis within a period of 90 days. However, the Mexican Congress did not abide and the Supreme Court has often extended the deadline. Cannabis had previously been illegal since 1920, personal possession of small amounts was decriminalized in 2009, and medical use of THC content less than one percent was legalized in 2017. On March 10, 2021, the Chamber of Deputies passed a bill legalizing recreational marijuana...
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