Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

People of Jalisco Support Medical Marijuana Usage

The liberal political party of Mexico, Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD) has began a public campaign to grow support of marijuana usage for medical reasons and to decriminalize marijuana up to 30 grams. The PRD overwhelmingly supports the legalization of drugs in Mexico.

Currently marijuana usage for medical conditions is illegal and set by the federal government. Possession of marijuana up to 5 grams has been decriminalized by the federal government. Drug laws are a federal issue in Mexico and not regulated by the states.

This past week, the Jalisco State PRD political party organized public opinion . . .

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