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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).
People were seen queuing up outside pharmacies in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo on Wednesday, as new legislation allowing the purchase of cannabis for recreational purposes came into full effect. The step that Uruguay has taken will make it the first country in the world to completely legalise both the production and the sale of cannabis, not only for medicinal but also for recreational purposes, and up to 40 grams per month of the green, leafy herb is now available to any customer over the age of 18.
Hundreds of protesters take part in a demonstration demanding the legalization of marijuana at Paulista Avenue, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. IMAGES
Mexico City, Aug 31 (EFE).- A group of feminist activists in black hoodies staged a protest Tuesday in the historic center of Mexico City, accusing the country's authorities of persecuting the protesters instead of looking for the criminals."Today we are here because the police summons continue to reach women who go out to demonstrate," said the women in protest, who read a statement outside an office of the Attorney General's Office of Mexico City (FGJCDMX). (Camera: AMERICA NERI).SHOT LIST: FEMINIST ACTIVISTS WEARING BLACK HOODIES GATHER TO PROTEST IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.
Mexico City, Jul 25 (EFE).- Mexican activists rallied Sunday to promote the ‘Yes’ vote in the polemic referendum on Aug. 1, during which voters need to decide whether they agree with the legal actions for clarification of political decisions taken in the past by political leaders. (Camera: MIGUEL ANGEL ANDRADE).SHOT LIST: ACTIVISTS WEARING MASKS MOCKING FORMER MEXICAN PRESIDENTS PROMOTE THE 'YES' VOTE IN THE 01 AUGUST REFERENDUM IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.SOUND BITE: NARCISO MONSIVÁIS, ONE OF THE ACTIVISTS WHO PROTMOTE THE 'YES' CAMPAIGN (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: The main issue is to have them be accountable, before Mexican Justice, for crimes against humanity, historical indebtedness and the number of displaced people caused by the alleged drug war.
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