Mexican Supreme Court Rules Health Department Must Regulate Cannabis
[dropcap class=”kp-dropcap”]M[/dropcap]exico’s Supreme Court ruled on Aug. 14 that the country’s Health Department must be the one to regulate the budding medical cannabis industry in the country.
According to The Washington Post, while the Health Department was ordered to embrace medical cannabis via a law that took effect in June 2017, it has yet to come up with any solid plan for legislation. The Supreme Court claims that the Health Department should have taken action no later than six months after the law was passed.
The original law was challenged by a minor and their family who suffers from epilepsy and needs THC to treat their condition. The court ruled that their right to fair healthcare was violated because he didn’t have access to cannabis.
Because of this delay to taking action, Mexico has been in an ambiguous area when it comes to legal cannabis. Although there is in effect a legal system in place for medical cannabis, it’s not being acted upon, resulting in steady crime rates that aren’t being brought down by a change in policy. So far, some of the proposed legislation for medical cannabis would ban cannabis advertising and establish a group in charge of THC and CBD limits, medical permits, and the amount of plants allowed in home grows.
Mexico is currently taking suggestions from citizens during open legislative sessions about how the substance should be treated. Those unable to attend in person can leave comments on a website set up so that everyone can throw in their opinions.
Mexico is slowly making progress in the realm of cannabis. The country recently overturned the ban on recreational cannabis. Still, while there has even been talk of medical opium, there is still no established system for medical cannabis. One is desperately needed in order for the industry to move forward.
