Marijuana Legalization 2015: Mexican Supreme Court To Considers Decriminalization Of Pot

Source: Latin Times

Marijuana Legalization 2015: Mexican Supreme Court To Considers Decriminalization Of Pot
By Cedar Attanasio | Oct 27 2015, 05:03PM EDT

Mexico’s highest court is considering legalizing marijuana for personal use. On Wednesday, the Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación, the Supreme Court, will vote on a legal filing that could pave the way for every Mexican citizen to grow marijuana in their backyards. The petition, filed in 2013, argues on behalf of a pro-marijuana group that laws banning pot infringe on a citizen’s right to free development of personality. Like books, movies and moral teachings, the plaintiffs have argued that they should be allowed to put whatever they choose into their brains, including THC.

Ahead of the ruling, marijuana advocates were excited. In Mexico, The Association for Responsible Self-Consumption and Tolerance (SMART en español ) who brought the suit are making their arguments to the media. SMART lawyer Andres Aguinaco says that the group is focusing on libertarian arguments, not the contributions of prohibition to the country’s drug war.

“The state cannot prohibit you from eating a bunch of tacos because it’s bad for your health,” Aguinaco told Fusion ’s Rafa Fernandez De Castro.

Drug policy reformers in the U.S. were excited as well. Just take Lisa Sanchez, Latin American Programme Manager for Transform Drug Policy Foundation, who had this to say in a recent blog post for the anti-prohibition Drug Policy Alliance.

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