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.