Mexico legalises medical marijuana

The bill passed with overwhelming support in the Senate and Lower House of Congress
The Independent (UK)
Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Medicinal cannabis has been made legal in Mexico. The President, Enrique Pena Nieto, has officially published a bill allowing its use for health and scientific purposes. The bill was passed in April, with an overwhelming 371 members of the Lower House of Congress voting in favour, with only 19 politicians voting against or abstaining. The law authorises the Ministry of Health to create new regulations for medical marijuana use, as well as "how to regulate the research and national production of them." It also establishes that industrial products with concentrations of one percent THC or less would be legal to buy, sell, import and export.