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Legal regulation of cannabis in Mexico

abstract

The background and current situation of mexican legislation towards a legally regulated
market for cannabis and marijuana are reviewed and discussed. So far the breakthroughs,
reached are essentially the result during the last 8 years of Nation Supreme Court of Justice
resolutions and jurisprudence to varying lawsuits promoted by the jurisdictional route.
Currently, all activities for agro-industrial and medical-pharmaceutical purposes of cannabis
are already regulated in Mexico. For its recreational use, the regulation is at a crucial
point leading the Congress to approve the Federal Law and harmonize the Federal Criminal
Code in such a matter.

Keywords:

Legislation, Mexico, cannabis, marijuana.

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Author

Hilda Pérez Carbajal y Campuzano - Facultad de Derecho. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México