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\u2019s majority party. The vote has been a long time coming and some observers think that, at last, this could finally be the deciding move.<\/p>\n
Senate leader Ricardo Monreal of the MORENA party said the bill, which would enable private companies to sell marijuana to the public, is \u201clikely to pass<\/u><\/a>\u201d the Senate before the end of October.<\/p>\n 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. <\/p>\n exico has been building momentum toward legalization since 2018, when the country\u2019s Supreme Court ruled that prohibiting cannabis was a constitutional violation<\/u><\/a> of citizens\u2019 rights to the \u201cfree development of personality.\u201d The court then ordered lawmakers to pass a bill legalizing marijuana in one year\u2019s time. After arguing legislators blew that deadline, the court granted an extension<\/u><\/a> until December 15 of this year.<\/p>\n