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“#Mexico close to legalizing recreational marijuana<\/strong>”
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Mexico\u2019s lower house of Congress on Wednesday passed a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana \u2014 paving the way for a regulated market in a country long-dominated by drug cartels.<\/p>\n

The bill, which was app<\/a>roved by a vote of 316 to 127, now heads to the Senate where it is all but certain to pass.<\/p>\n

The ruling Morena party of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a backer of the bill, controls both chambers of Congress.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday we are making history,\u201d Simey Olvera, a member of the Morena party, said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith this, the false belief that cannabis forms part of Mexico\u2019s serious health problems is left behind,\u201d said Olvera, who was wearing a mask emblazoned with marijuana leaves.<\/p>\n

The bill applies to people 18 and older. They would need to obtain a permit to legally grow, carry or consume marijuana.<\/p>\n

If passed into law, Mexico, home to 126 million people, would be among just a few countries in the world to legalize cannabis for recreational use.<\/p>\n

Lopez Obrador considers the legalization of some drugs as a way to help security in a country plagued by drug-related violence.<\/p>\n

Over 300,000 people have been killed since the government deployed the army to fight the cartels in 2006.<\/p>\n

With Post wires <\/em>\n <\/div>\n

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