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Mexico president proposes legalizing medical weed, raising legal dose

21 April 2016 20:40 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday announced plans to legalize marijuana-based medicines, and proposed raising the amount of the drug that can be legally carried, in the wake of a national drug policy review, APA reports quoting Reports.

Pena Nieto, who is grappling with deadly drug cartel violence, said he will send to Congress a proposal to permit the use and importation of marijuana-based medicines, and raise the amount that weed users can legally carry from 5 to 28 grams.

He has traditionally opposed efforts to liberalize drug laws, but began to modify his stance in recent months, reflecting growing regional disenchantment with the so-called "War On Drugs."