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Mexican senate set to vote on legalization of marijuana in two weeks

Should the US Federal government legalize marijuana?

  • Yes

    Votes: 18 94.7%
  • No

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Yes, but only for medical reasons, not for recreational use

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Undecided

    Votes: 1 5.3%
  • Other

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    19

Stevicus

Veteran Member
Staff member
Premium Member
Mexican Senate Will Vote to Federally Legalize Weed in the Next Two Weeks, Leader Says

The Mexican Senate will vote on a marijuana legalization bill at some point within the next two weeks, according to the leader of the governing body’s majority party. The vote has been a long time coming and some observers think that, at last, this could finally be the deciding move.

Senate leader Ricardo Monreal of the MORENA party said the bill, which would enable private companies to sell marijuana to the public, is “likely to pass” the Senate before the end of October.

From there, the bill will move on to the Chamber of Deputies, a lower house of Congress, where insiders believe it is also likely to pass.

exico has been building momentum toward legalization since 2018, when the country’s Supreme Court ruled that prohibiting cannabis was a constitutional violation of citizens’ rights to the “free development of personality.” The court then ordered lawmakers to pass a bill legalizing marijuana in one year’s time. After arguing legislators blew that deadline, the court granted an extension until December 15 of this year.

Sounds like a good idea. I wonder when/if our own Congress will ever get around to legalizing it.
 

Lyndon

"Peace is the answer" quote: GOD, 2014
Premium Member
I'm in favour of legalization, but only if it is taxed as heavily as cigarettes, its not really and safer than cigarettes, and its a cheap high, I don't want people wasting away their life for next to nothing, they should pay for it, make it at least as expensive to get high as it costs to get drunk.
 
Maybe they should legalize the drugs the cartels are selling in order to get some big companies there and mess up the dangerous cartels illegal business, including the way they do pricing. For example, during the prohibition, gangsterism was apparently rampant in some places in the U.S., then Alcohol was legalized, and something happened to Gangsterism a little, maybe, or not really, but the same could happen in Mehixo.
 

Brickjectivity

Turned to Stone. Now I stretch daily.
Staff member
Premium Member
Regulation of Marijuana has failed, proving that the ban is unconstitutional. If were constitutional than it would be helping preserve the union instead of troubling it. Instead it has resulted in a lot of problems for the union.
 

MNoBody

Well-Known Member
legalization schemes end disastrously, decriminalization is much more ethical a way to handle the matter....
and many LEO's agree as well
 

MNoBody

Well-Known Member
Where has legal weed been a disaster?
it is a running disaster......but hey things may become ...tolerable.....despite the "legalization" faction, and I live in canukistan and may be smoking right now even, or maybe not, it wouldn't matter [legal consequence] as compared to say just a few years ago, only someone wishing an intervention would discuss it openly.......
 

Shadow Wolf

Certified People sTabber
legalization schemes end disastrously, decriminalization is much more ethical a way to handle the matter....
and many LEO's agree as well
Of course they will agree because decriminalization allows them to continue pursuing petty, non-violent offenses that are easy to deal with, rather than dealing with "real" criminals who pose a risk and require more effort and work.
Anything other than legalization has been a disaster for all drugs. One of the greatest tragedies includes how it is extremely difficult to study these drugs--even for addiction treatment--when the law says you can't possess them to begin with.
 

MNoBody

Well-Known Member
Of course they will agree because decriminalization allows them to continue pursuing petty, non-violent offenses that are easy to deal with, rather than dealing with "real" criminals who pose a risk and require more effort and work.
Anything other than legalization has been a disaster for all drugs. One of the greatest tragedies includes how it is extremely difficult to study these drugs--even for addiction treatment--when the law says you can't possess them to begin with.
ummmm.no...decriminalization, to put it generally would remove that plant from being legally regulated as a criminal matter......it would merely be the same as any other agricultural commodity.....

prohibition is governmental terrorism, technically speaking,
and legalization is merely a refinement of the same corrupt influence/scheme.
and these are matters before the courts currently...for decades actually.
 

Shadow Wolf

Certified People sTabber
ummmm.no...decriminalization, to put it generally would remove that plant from being legally regulated as a criminal matter......it would merely be the same as any other agricultural commodity.....
No, decriminalize means its still illegal. Jay walking is decriminalized. Not wearing a seat belt is decriminalized. Decriminalized is basically a civil offense--a step below misdemeanor--and is still illegal. You wont go to jail, you very likely won't get arrested, but you will still get a citation.
 

MNoBody

Well-Known Member
No, decriminalize means its still illegal. Jay walking is decriminalized. Not wearing a seat belt is decriminalized. Decriminalized is basically a civil offense--a step below misdemeanor--and is still illegal. You wont go to jail, you very likely won't get arrested, but you will still get a citation.
hmmmm....now it has gone semantical and needs clarification...the grammarian process in action, see what it has spun into....
well, we do disagree at this point..... but I am not offering legal advice.
 

Shadow Wolf

Certified People sTabber
hmmmm....now it has gone semantical and needs clarification...the grammarian process in action, see what it has spun into....
well, we do disagree at this point..... but I am not offering legal advice.
It's not semantics. Legal, illegal, decriminalized, those are legit and non-interchangeable legal terms.
Decriminalization - Wikipedia
Decriminalization or decriminalisation is the lessening of criminal penalties in relation to certain acts, perhaps retroactively, though perhaps regulated permits or fines might still apply (for contrast, see: legalization). The term was coined by anthropologist Jenifer James to express sex workers' movements' "goals of removing laws used to target prostitutes".[1] The reverse process is criminalization.
 

MNoBody

Well-Known Member
It's not semantics. Legal, illegal, decriminalized, those are legit and non-interchangeable legal terms.
Decriminalization - Wikipedia
Decriminalization or decriminalisation is the lessening of criminal penalties in relation to certain acts, perhaps retroactively, though perhaps regulated permits or fines might still apply (for contrast, see: legalization). The term was coined by anthropologist Jenifer James to express sex workers' movements' "goals of removing laws used to target prostitutes".[1] The reverse process is criminalization.
well, I do know how a few actual working judges think about this matter, so I will let the matter rest there, but entertain whatever notion floats your boat, see how far it flies. bon chance' amigo
 
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