In the social agenda, he said that among their priorities is the General Law for the Regulation and Control of Cannabis and said: “We want to issue in September the General Law for the Regulation and Control of Marijuana or Indica Cannabis, its scientific name.” Mexico Cannabis Update Health Among the attendees were activists, academics, independent consultants and representatives of the cannabis industry. The ruling was issued after establishing that the Executive power breached the mandate of the June 2017 reform to the General Health Law that gave them 6 months to issue such regulations. Through a statement issued within the following 24 hours, the Health Secretariat and COFEPRIS said they would fully comply with the ruling issued under the Amparo 57/2019 by the Supreme Court. He divided their priorities into three blocks: the agenda of President López Obrador and the political and social agendas of the Parliamentary Group.
Resolution of the Supreme Court on the medicinal use of cannabis
The Mexican Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) unanimously approved Justice Eduardo Medina Mora’s proposed draft of a ruling that orders the Health Secretariat and COFEPRIS to issue the necessary regulations for the medicinal use of cannabis and its derivatives within a 180 business days term. The ruling was issued after establishing that the Executive power breached the mandate of the June 2017 reform to the General Health Law that gave them 6 months to issue such regulations.
The Amparo filed under docket number 57/2019 was promoted by Carlos Avilés, a minor who...
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