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Hundreds of protesters take part in a demonstration demanding the legalization of marijuana at Paulista Avenue, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. IMAGES
Mexico City, Jun 27 (EFE).- Hundreds of people demonstrated Sunday in Mexico City to demand a change in the legislation to allow the recreational use of marijuana, as well as the acceptance of this plant for therapeutic use. The rally took place ahead of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN)'s debate to potentially invalidate the prohibition of individual consumption of cannabis for recreational purposes. (Camera: ULISES ANDRADE). SHOT LIST: A RALLY TO DEMAND THE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA, IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.
Mexico City, May 8 (EFE).- Activists and citizens Saturday in Mexico City to support the legalization of marijuana in the country.Led by members of the Mexican Cannabis Movement, thousands of people walked along the streets of the Mexican capital, asking for this plant to be legalized in the country. (Camera: ULISES ANDRADE VELA ).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE MARCH TO SUPPOR THE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO. SOUND BITE: GRACIELA, WORKER AT NATIONAL AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (UNAM). (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION:- There's a lot more information nowadays. Young people need that information, and actually it is just a plant, a plant that helps a lot in many things.
Mexico City, Apr 6 (EFE).- Mexican activists and marijuana consumers waited Tuesday outside the Mexican Senate for the approval of the recreational use of marijuana in the country which will be decided in the coming days. (Camera: MIGUEL ANGEL ANDRADE).SHOT LIST: MEXICAN ACTIVIST AND MARIJUANA CONSUMERS TAKE PART IN THE PLANTON 420 PROTEST OUTSIDE SENATE HEADQUARTERS IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.SOUND BITE: ENRIQUE ESPINOZA, AN ACTIVIST OF THE CANNABICO MEXICAN MOVEMENT (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: Today we'd say that this decision does not represent us. It's just a pretence. After a year and two months, they have refused to take us into account.
Mexico City, Nov 19 (EFE).- The Mexican Senate approved the legalization of recreational cannabis Thursday, a historic step to alleviate the human rights crisis and consolidate the country as an industrial cannabis power, although activists warn that it is insufficient and must overcome legislative pitfalls.With 82 votes in favor, 18 against and seven abstentions, the Senate endorsed the creation of the law and the Mexican Institute for the Regulation and Control of Cannabis, in addition to reforms to the General Health Law and the penal code that prohibit the recreational use of marijuana.Although the endorsement of the Chamber of Deputies is still missing, the historical legislation would place Mexico together with Canada and Uruguay as the only countries that have regulated recreational marijuana, the leader of the Movement for Legalization, Lorena Beltrán, told EFE. (Camera: MIGUEL ANGEL ANDRADE).B-ROLL OF CANNABIS AND CANNABIS USERS IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO. SOUND BITES: LORENA BELTRÁN, THE LEADER OF THE MOVEMENT FOR LEGALIZATION, AND JUAN PABLO IBARRA, OF THE MEXICAN CANNABIS MOVEMENT (IN SPANISH). TRANSLATION:LORENA BELTRÁN 1. If Mexico approves, we would be the third country in the world to legalize all uses at the federal level. This would give us a great boost at the international level to position ourselves as what we are, the main cannabis industry in the world. (00:28-00:45).2. We urgently need this industry for Mexico. It is the best news of 2020, after this economic crisis and health crisis, the cannabis industry arrives to support us with jobs, with quality of life, with many very positive things. (01:12-01:28).JUAN PABLO IBARRA 1. Basically, we want marijuana to stop being classified as a substance with certain medicinal benefits and a great risk for society, when the opposite is true – it has little risk for society and brings many benefits. (01:46-01:59).
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