Mexico is on the brink of legalizing cannabis after lawmakers voted to permit recreational use in a step towards curbing the power of the country's drug cartels and the narcotics-related violence that claims thousands of lives a year. It would make Mexico one of only a few countries, alongside Uruguay and Canada, to legalise cannabis for recreational use. Supporters hope that creating a legal, regulated market will deprive the cartels of their market and empty prisons of small-time weed users. 'It does not solve one of the main problems in Mexico: the misuse of security and justice resources,' she added. And there is also the concern that legalization risks a backlash from drug cartels who control the lucrative illegal trade.

Source: Daily Mail March 11, 2021 09:10 UTC