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Building from a series of rapid marijuana law reform sweeping Mexico, the country’s lawmakers have now voted to approve marijuana use for medicinal purposes.
Mexico’s Lower House of Congress passed a bill on Friday to legalize cannabis for both medical and scientific needs, reports the Associated Press.
“The ruling eliminates the prohibition and criminalization of acts related to the medicinal use of marijuana and its scientific research, and those relating to the production and distribution of the plant for these purposes,” the Lower House stated on its website.
The bill passed with 374 votes

Mexico approves bill to legalize medical marijuana

Photo by David Downs

Building from a series of rapid marijuana law reform sweeping Mexico, the country’s lawmakers have now voted to approve marijuana use for medicinal purposes.

Mexico’s Lower House of Congress passed a bill on Friday to legalize cannabis for both medical and scientific needs, reports the Associated Press.

“The ruling eliminates the prohibition and criminalization of acts related to the medicinal use of marijuana and its scientific research, and those relating to the production and distribution of the plant for these purposes,” the Lower House stated on its website.

The bill passed with 374 votes in favor, seven against and 11 abstentions. President Enrique Pena Nieto is expected to sign the legislation into law.

The approved law is the latest in a flurry of marijuana-related decisions by the country’s lawmakers since Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that smoking marijuana is a human right.

The court decision then forced President Nieto to finally open a debate on cannabis legalization after decades of anti-pot sentiment due to illegal cartel activity.

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