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Mexico’s President Delivers Marijuana Legalization Plan


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Mexico Marijuana Legalization

Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador delivered “Mexico’s National Development Plan” to Congress last week, which included plans to legalize recreational marijuana use.

The law is intended to fight drug-related crime in Mexico by decriminalizing marijuana, Yucatan Expat Life reported.

“In terms of narcotics, the prohibitionist strategy is already unsustainable, not only because of the violence it has generated, but also because of its poor public health results,” a Mexican report stated.

The country’s lawmakers are expected to use the summer recess (May through August) to create legislation to legalize marijuana. The Mexico Supreme Court set an October deadline to generate a regulatory plan for marijuana legalization.

Mexico legalized the medicinal use of marijuana in June 2017, against fierce opposition from the country’s violent drug cartels.


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Arizona legalized marijuana for recreational use in November 2020. The law allows adults aged 21+ to purchase, possess and use cannabis. State-licensed cannabis dispensaries began selling recreational marijuana in early 2021. There are over 150 dispensaries in Arizona — a majority of them are in populous areas such as Phoenix, Tucson and Flagstaff. Recreational cannabis delivery services began operating in 2024.  


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