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Puerto Vallarta joins other cities in march to decriminalize marijuana

Thousands of people marched this Saturday in nine cities of the country, including Puerto Vallarta, to commemorate the World Day for the Legalization of Marijuana. In a series of demonstrations, citizens marched to decriminalize the use of the herb, both for medicinal and recreational purposes.

In Mexico City, the demonstrators - mainly young people, although there were also groups of children who require cannabis medicine - walked from the Alameda Central to the Angel of Independence.

With the slogan of "legal cannabis and cultivation now," users of the drug insisted on legalizing the personal or adult consumption of marijuana in Mexico and . . .

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