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October 16, 2019

Mexican Senate Slated to Vote on Bill to Legalize Marijuana
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In Mexico, the Senate is slated to vote on legislation to legalize
marijuana in the coming days. The bill's passage would mark a major
shift away from the U.S.-backed drug war in Mexico, which has killed
tens of thousands of people since it began in 2006. This is Senator
Ricardo Monreal, a member of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López
Obrador's MORENA party.

Sen. Ricardo Monreal: "Eliminating prohibition in the country is good. I
think the possibility of regulating consumption, the cultivation,
commercialization is a good thing. Also, heading toward industrial use
is also good. I think that Mexico is prepared to take on such a position
on such a trajectory. There are voices like that of the president, who
has said there should be a national consultation, which is under
consideration, which is pending and which is under discussion."



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