Mexico Senate passes bill allowing the use of medical marijuana
Mexico Senate passes bill allowing the use of medical marijuana
The bill must also be passed by Mexico's lower house to become a law.
By Divya Kishore
December 14, 2016 06:25 GMT
The Mexican Senate on Tuesday, 13 December, approved a bill that would allow for the use of medical marijuana in the country. However, the bill must be passed by the country's lower house to become a law.
The bill, part of a proposal that President Enrique Pena Nieto submitted to Congress earlier in 2016, reportedly received approval in the smaller upper assembly after 98 members voted in favour of it, with only seven voting against it.
The latest measure foresees permitting the use of products containing the psychoactive ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). It would also allow for the production of marijuana for scientific and medicinal purposes.
"It's been years that we've been fighting for acknowledgment and approval and recognition of the medical and therapeutic uses of cannabis, and today we finally have something," Lisa Sanchez, director of drug policy for Mexico Unido Contra la Delincuencia, a group working to curb crime, said.
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