Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Mexico’s Supreme Court could rule ban on marijuana is unconstitutional

Mexico's supreme court plans to discuss a proposal that could effectively legalize the consumption and production of marijuana for recreational use in a session at the end of October.

Judges will vote on whether to declare unconstitutional parts of a federal health law prohibiting the growth and consumption of marijuana after a nonprofit group filed an injunction against a 2013 decision by health regulator Cofepris.

The hearing is set for Oct. 28, according to documents on the supreme court's website.

In August, a lower court in Mexico granted a mother and father the right to import a marijuana . . .

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