Legal regulation of cannabis in Mexico

The background and current situation of mexican legislation towards a legally regulated
market for cannabis and marijuana are reviewed and discussed. So far the breakthroughs,
reached are essentially the result during the last 8 years of Nation Supreme Court of Justice
resolutions and jurisprudence to varying lawsuits promoted by the jurisdictional route.
Currently, all activities for agro-industrial and medical-pharmaceutical purposes of cannabis
are already regulated in Mexico. For its recreational use, the regulation is at a crucial
point leading the Congress to approve the Federal Law and harmonize the Federal Criminal
Code in such a matter.