Because of cartels’ deadly presence, legalization in Mexico concerns much more than natural rights. As its Senate’s Dec. 15 suggested date for ending prohibition nears, advocates are seeking answers to who should control the market: How simply can consumers buy and consume cannabis? And as internationalism blooms as an industry facet, how should the 200,000 families currently growing cannabis be protected?
DOPE
- Concerns remain over the early drafts of the Senate legislation, particularly regulatory sections that are friendly to big business.
- Activists would like to see their nation avoid the seed-to-stem government-control system popular in the U.S.
Quick Hit
- In the latest Cannabitch column, Jackie Bryant wakes up in Mendocino County and learns that where there’s fire there’s smoke.
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