{"id":53326,"date":"2021-04-13T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/women-paved-the-way-for-mexicos-cannabis-legalization-movement-and-heres-how-they-did-it\/"},"modified":"2021-04-13T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T21:00:00","slug":"women-paved-the-way-for-mexicos-cannabis-legalization-movement-and-heres-how-they-did-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/culture\/women-paved-the-way-for-mexicos-cannabis-legalization-movement-and-heres-how-they-did-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Women Paved the Way for Mexico\u2019s Cannabis Legalization Movement, and Here\u2019s How They Did It"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Revoluci\u00f3n Con Flores” contingent (Image courtesy: Heidy Alexis Sancen)<\/em><\/p>\n

Mexico City\u2019s Women\u2019s Day March saw a smaller turnout this year due to the pandemic, with officials pegging attendance at 20,000 compared to last year\u2019s 80,000. But the passion of those who marched still flamed<\/u><\/a>, stoked by the COVID-era\u2019s surge in domestic violence<\/u><\/a>, spike in femicide rates<\/u><\/a>, and the president\u2019s support of a rapist<\/u><\/a> for the state of Guerrero\u2019s gubernatorial seat. Women came to the march to make their voices heard. <\/p>\n

In the midst of this panorama, Mexico seemed to hover on the brink of its legalization age (the march took place nearly a month before senators asked for yet another delay<\/a> to the cannabis regulation process.) A contingent of some 60 cannabis industry professionals and supporters \u2014 including Mexico City legislator Alessandra Rojo de la Vega \u2014 were determined to include drug reform justice in this complex-era of politics. They marched with signs bearing the slogan \u201crevoluci\u00f3n con flores<\/em>\u201d (meaning, \u201crevolution with flowers\u201d) as they inhaled tokes of the plant.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day, women have a closer relationship to the plant,\u201d says Heidy Alexis Sancen, co-founder of Mexican glass supplier Don Pipa Dom, who organized the march along with Mexican cannabis industry advocates Lorena Beltr\u00e1n and Cannaboss. \u201cThe plant is female, the plant is a mother.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe decided that this March 8th, it was important for Mexico to learn about what is happening in the cannabis industry and that it’s being led by women,\u201d continues Sancen, who also emphasized the importance that solidarity among women cannabis professionals has played in her career.<\/p>\n