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Mexican senators are circulating a revised draft bill to legalize marijuana nationwide, and several committees are set to hold a joint hearing on the legislation on Friday. The plan is to move the proposal to the full Senate floor as soon as this coming Tuesday. The proposal would establish a regulated cannabis market in Mexico, allowing adults 18 and older to purchase and possess up to 28 grams of marijuana and cultivate up to four plants for personal use, according to a draft dated November 8 that was obtained by Marijuana Moment. But adults would have to obtain a license from regulators in order to legally consume cannabis. Lawmakers have been working on the reform legislation for two years since the nation’s Supreme Court ruled in 2018 that the prohibition on possessing and growing cannabis is unconstitutional. The court ordered Congress to amend the law accordingly, but the legislature has struggled to reach consensus on the issue and has been granted several deadline extensions to enact the policy change. The current deadline to legalize marijuana is December 15. Members of the Senate’s United Commissions of Justice, Health, and Legislative Studies will take an initial step to that end on Friday, debating the latest proposal and potentially advancing it to a full floor vote. Senate President Eduardo Ramírez said on Wednesday that there is a “consensus” to achieve the reform by the court-mandated date. “Surely in the next few days it will be resolved,” he said. Conferencia del senador @ramirezlalo_, presidente de la Mesa Directiva, del 11 de noviembre de 2020. https://t.co/UxknezRVCi— Senado de México (@senadomexicano) November 11, 2020 But Sen. Martha Márquez of the PAN party told El Norte that she’s unsure why the panels are convening, as the coronavirus pandemic has meant suspending in-person legislative activity. However, she said she’s more surprised…
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