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Mexico moves to legalize cannabis use, a modest step toward de-escalating drug war

Mexico’s lower house of Congress in March handily approved a bill to legalize the recreational use of cannabis. The bill is now with the Senate, where it is likely to pass, as Mexican senators have previously voted to legalize cannabis. If that happens, Mexico will join Uruguay and Canada in allowing people to use cannabis recreationally, albeit in a more limited fashion. Mexico’s bill would not outright legalize cannabis; it would raise the coun…

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