Historic: Mexican Court Gives Greenlight For The Use Of Cocaine Recreationally


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A Mexican judge has historically ruled in favour of two people who sought to be permitted to recreationally use cocaine, as stated by the organisation that backed the cases on Tuesday. The group referred to the ruling as an "historic step". However, the ruling will by law have to undergo a review by a court of higher jurisdiction.

According to Mexico United Against Crime, an organisation committed to the surceasing of Mexico's 'war on drugs', the court's ruling grants the two persons the right to "possess, transport and use cocaine". However, it doesn't allow them to sell the substance. 

The organisation further added that the Mexico City court ordered COFEPRIS, the national health regulator to authorize the petitioners' cocaine use in personal, recreational doses. 

But in a rather counteractive turn, the regulator has proceeded to obturate the court's ruling which was issued as far back as May, a COFEPRIS official told AFP. The official contends that the regulator will be overstepping their legal ken if they were to proceed with such authorisation. 

As it stands, the court's decision will become operative only after the ruling of the court of higher jurisdiction aligns with the initial decision and would only apply to the two petitioners, whose names remain undisclosed. 

Mexico has been moving slowly away from its strict prohibitionist drug policies in recent years.

The Supreme Court has authorized recreational marijuana use in individual cases, including one brought by the Hollywood actor Diego Luna.

And leftist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has repeatedly said the country should evaluate decriminalizing drugs. His party, Morena, has introduced a bill in Congress to legalize recreational marijuana use.

Mexico has been hit by a wave of violence since the government deployed the army to fight the country's powerful drug cartels in 2006.

Since then, more than 250,000 people have been murdered, including a record 33,755 last year.


Source: AFP News Agency

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