Mexican Cannabis Institute

The Mexican Cannabis Institute (Instituto del Cannabis para la Pacificación y Reconciliación del Pueblo) is a proposed agency of the Mexican federal government, under the Secretariat of the Interior, that would oversee national legalization of cannabis. Its first draft authorizing legislation, la ley para la regulación del cannabis, was shown to the public on October 17, 2019.[1][2][3][4] On November 13, 2020, several Mexican Senate committees (justice, health, and legislative studies) approved an act creating an agency named Instituto Mexicano para la Regulación y Control del Cannabis, or Mexican Institute for Regulation and Cannabis Control, within the Health Ministry,[5][6] and on November 19, the bill enabling the agency and legalizing cannabis nationwide was passed by the Senate.[7]

Mexican Cannabis Institute
Instituto del Cannabis para la Pacificación y Reconciliación del Pueblo
Parent departmentSecretariat of the Interior

Regulation of cannabis in Mexico was required by a 2018 Mexican Supreme Court ruling finding its consumption was a right recognized by the Constitution of Mexico under "free development of personality".[8][9] Senator Ricardo Monreal told various news sources the measure would be voted on in October 2019.[9][10] Monreal said the vote was "slowed down" after the October court deadline was missed.[11]

The Supreme Court set a new deadline of April 30, 2020 for the national legislature to enact cannabis regulations, and by a unique "judicial fiat", will have established sovereign state legalization by that date.[12]

References
  1. Mercado, Angélica (October 18, 2019). "Esto dice el predictamen para la regulación de cannabis en el Senado" [This is the proposed cannabis regulation from the Senate]. Milenio (in Spanish).
  2. Alcantra, Suzette; Arvizu, Juan (October 19, 2019). "Legalización de cannabis, con enfoque de salud" [Legalization of cannabis, with a health approach]. El Universal (in Spanish). Mexico City.
  3. Robles de la Rosa, Leticia (October 19, 2019). "Buscan instituto que regule la cannabis; ayudará a abatir el hambre, dice la propuesta – Distribuyen en el Senado el proyecto de dictamen para legalizar el consumo de la mariguana" [Senators seeking to create an institution to regulate cannabis, say it will abate hunger]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Mexico City.
  4. Smith, Elliot (October 22, 2019). "Legalization of drugs is the way to combat cartels, former Mexican president says". CNBC.
  5. "Senado cambia dictamen para regular uso de mariguana; se podrá portar hasta 200 gramos" [Senate changes ruling to regulate marijuana use; you can carry up to 200 grams]. El Estatal. November 13, 2020.
  6. "Mexican lawmakers take up sweeping cannabis legalization bill". Reuters. November 14, 2020 – via Jerusalem Post.
  7. "Mexico's Senate approves sweeping cannabis legalization bill". Reuters. November 20, 2020.
  8. Orsi, Peter (31 October 2018). "Mexico court sets precedent on legal, recreational pot use". Associated Press. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  9. Oré, Diego (October 15, 2019). "Mexican Senate set to pass bill to legalize marijuana in next few days". Reuters. (also reported by Voice of America)
  10. "Mexico's senate to vote for marijuana legalization". El Universal. Mexico City. October 24, 2019.
  11. Moore, Chris (October 29, 2019). "Mexico Misses the Deadline to Federally Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis". Merry Jane.
  12. Vince Sliwoski (November 20, 2019). "Cannabis Legalization Roundup: Mexico, Luxembourg, Switzerland". Canna law blog. Harris Bricken Law Firm.

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