The medical use of marijuana for various diseases is currently being studied, which has led to some controversy. Since 1986, the dose has been legalized for personal use, which equates to a maximum of 20 pots of cannabis in porous geotextiles for growers of all kinds in each soil. 20 cannabis plants is the maximum allowed in Colombia. [41] The limit for dried flower is 20 grams of marijuana,[42] until 2018, when the confiscation of the personal dose by public authorities from its owners began, with the aim of confiscating the substance without punishing its carrier. In November 2015, the production and marketing of cannabis for medical and scientific purposes was approved and legalized by presidential decree. [43] On 25. In May 2016, the Congress of the Republic legalized the medical use of cannabis in order to expand the legal framework and legally protect the presidential decree of November 2015. In 1994, C-221 decriminalized the personal consumption of doses. [44] In June 2014, the Party of the Democratic Revolution presented an initiative to increase the amount of marijuana that can be transported and to accept and carry out the medical use of the plant. [24] Both in the state of Jalisco.

On January 1, 2017, the legal sale of recreational marijuana began in the state of Colorado, which became the first public marijuana market in the United States. [13] Since February 2015, Washington has been legally allowed by anyone over the age of 21 to consume cannabis privately, grow six plants, and possess up to 56 grams. However, Congress has prevented the community from regulating the purchase and sale of recreational cannabis, so they remain prohibited and the black market continues to grow. In addition, in November 2018, while a senator, Interior Minister Olga Sánchez Cordero introduced a bill to legalize marijuana. [20] In 2015, the District of Columbia ratified under the law known as “Initiative 71” that small amounts of marijuana can be used for personal use on private property. [38] Cannabis cultivation is legally possible in Chile, but requires a permit from SAG (Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero), in 2014, the municipality of La Florida obtained permission to grow cannabis under a medical marijuana program. Unlike drug trafficking, drug use is not considered a crime in Chile; However, it is sanctioned as a mistake made in the public space. [15] On 4 July 2013, the Committee on Addiction of the Chamber of Deputies approved by 7 votes to 13 the amended bill allowing pharmacies to sell up to 40 g of cannabis inflorescences per person per month, including self-cultivation by individuals (maximum 6 female plants not exceeding 440 g per year) or consumer clubs (with a maximum depending on the number of members). It also regulates the regulation of permits allowing private companies to grow psychoactive marijuana for medical or recreational purposes, to grow hemp for industrial purposes (paper, textile or fuel production, among others) and to grow it for research purposes. This approval makes it possible to transfer the discussion of the bill to the House of Representatives of the legislative branch. [47] [48] Presidential candidate George McGovern`s bold decision in 1972 to repeal the criminalization of marijuana is recalled. [11] In 2016, the Chilean Congress debated a bill that decriminalizes home-grown marijuana and its private use for spiritual, medical, and recreational purposes.

[35] [36] Cannabis use was criminalized in several countries in the early twentieth century. It was banned in South Africa in 1911, Jamaica (then an English colony) in 1913,[44] and in the 1920s in Britain and New Zealand. Canada made the use of marijuana illegal in its Opium and Drugs Act of 1923 before any use of the plant was reported in that country. In 1925, at a conference in The Hague on the International Opium Convention, a commitment was made to ban the export of “hemp from India” to countries that had banned its use and to require importing countries to issue certificates authorizing the importation of such herbs on the grounds that they were necessary “exclusively for medical or scientific purposes”. Participants were also urged to “exercise effective control to prevent illegal international trade in cannabis, particularly resin.” [45] [46] Due to the legalization of recreational activities, local governments (cities and counties) cannot prohibit adults from growing, using or transporting marijuana for their personal use. Business activities may be regulated or prohibited by local governments, although person-to-person transfers may not be prohibited. [2] [3] After recreational legalization, existing medical cannabis producers and suppliers had to register, comply with regulations, and apply for permits, leaving more than half of non-profit dispensaries offering medical marijuana closed. Local authorities have been slow to approve retail stores selling recreational cannabis, and most cities and counties ban retail with a wait-and-see attitude.

Many existing producers have been slow to apply for permits, as it is estimated that 60% or more of all cannabis consumed in the U.S. comes from Northern California. Exporting marijuana to other states remains illegal because the Drug Enforcement Administration considers it a Schedule 1 drug. In 2019, 15 pharmacies had a license and 3 others applied for it. Legal marijuana is sold as “buds” (dried plant flowers) for about $1.30 per gram; On the black market, the price doubles, although Paraguayan pressing is also sold illegally at the same price of $1.30, of much lower quality than the “bud”. In response to the inaction of the legislation, on June 28, 2021, the SCJN approved the general declaration of unconstitutionality of the last paragraphs of Articles 235 and 247 of the General Health Law (LGS), which prohibited the use of cannabis for purposes not strictly medical or scientific, and therefore authorized the recreational use of cannabis. The decision mandates the Ministry of Health and the Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks to promulgate regulations that facilitate the recreational use of the plant according to their own standards. The use of marijuana in public, in front of minors or third parties who feel affected must be prevented, as must the prohibition of driving vehicles or heavy machinery by persons under its influence. [21] The goal of this burgeoning agribusiness is clear: to join the fight for a legal global marijuana market that could reach $146 billion by 2025, according to a report by Grand View Research.

Hashish is the concentrated resin made from the flowers of the female cannabis plant. It often turns out to be stronger than marijuana. [56] Its color varies from black to gold depending on the purity. It has a high proportion of cannabinoids, between 40 and 90%. [57] Rosin hashish refers to a high-purity, high-quality product obtained without the use of solvents by applying heat and pressure to cannabis flowers. [58] In 2005, President Vicente Fox sent legislative reform to the Chamber of Deputies to decriminalize this type of consumption as well. [ref. needed] This initiative was adopted with several reforms in April 2006 and stipulates, among other things, that the police cannot punish those who have up to five grams of marijuana in their possession, although in April 2009 the Congress of the Union decriminalized the possession of up to five grams of this plant exclusively for personal consumption. as part of a reform package to make the fight against drug trafficking more effective. This decision proved controversial because it is considered contradictory to declare war on the producers and sellers of illegal drugs and to allow their personal use. In addition, it is up to the authority to determine who is a drug trafficker and how society ignores his rights and obligations, which leads the authorities to torture and extortion to detect drug traffickers. [ref.

needed] In the Ministry of Health`s 2017 EDADES survey, 66.1% of the population believed that “marijuana use once a month or less can cause many/many problems”,[4] which is the lowest percentage among all other drugs, behind antidepressants (62.1%) and “5/6 alcoholic beverages on weekends” (49.1%), and well below “5/6 alcoholic beverages during the week” (90.9%), Tobacco (93%), MDMA (96.5%), cocaine (97%) or hallucinogens (97.8%).