Mexico's president proposes legalising medical marijuana
Enrique Peña Nieto says laws would stop "criminalising consumption"
Friday, April 22, 2016
 Following his statement at the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) in which he  called for more prevention, partial decriminalization and a public  health approach, Mexico’s  president Enrique Peña Nieto has announced plans to introduced laws to  legalise medical marijuana and increase the quantity anyone can carry  and consume for recreational purposes from five grams to 28 grams. His  plan would also free some prisoners convicted of possessing small  amounts of marijuana. The initiative,  which will now go to the senate for debate, signals a shift for Peña  Nieto, who says he has never smoked marijuana and has openly opposed its  legalisation.
Following his statement at the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) in which he  called for more prevention, partial decriminalization and a public  health approach, Mexico’s  president Enrique Peña Nieto has announced plans to introduced laws to  legalise medical marijuana and increase the quantity anyone can carry  and consume for recreational purposes from five grams to 28 grams. His  plan would also free some prisoners convicted of possessing small  amounts of marijuana. The initiative,  which will now go to the senate for debate, signals a shift for Peña  Nieto, who says he has never smoked marijuana and has openly opposed its  legalisation.


 
						


