Recreational marijuana is still broadly prohibited in Mexico, but in 2015 the Supreme Court granted four people the right to grow their own marijuana for personal consumption, opening the door to legalization
Most laws focus on rehabilitation, rather than imprisonment
Selling Marijuana moves more than USD$6 billion and employs more than 150 thousand people
87,7 million adults in the continent, ages 15-64, have consumed marijuana throughout their lives
Marijuana, the road to legality
Adopting measures that regulate consumption seems like an irreversible trend
Authorities found 135 packages wrapped in tape and plastic containing the drug
The bill, which was drafted and passed by Mexico's upper chamber of Congress, was sent to the lower chamber for its discussion and subsequent revision and vote.
In just two years, the Jalisco cartel has gone from controlling no states in Mexico to now controlling 9, including the highly strategic Tijuana entry point, and the U.S.'s entire west coast.
The drug was discovered by a sniffer dog after searching a railway company located in the city of Nuevo Laredo
Detainees stated that they intended to put all 113 marijuana cupcakes for sale