BREAKING: Mexican Supreme Court Legalizes Individual Adult Cannabis Use
Legalization is now inevitable in Mexico.
The Mexican Senate Disappointed Us By Refusing to Consider Recreational Cannabis Legislation: Here’s What Cannabis Businesses Should Do Now
In my last post I reported the Mexican Senate’s refusal in its just-ended legislative session to address the Supreme Court’s 2018 directive to pass reforms legalizing recreational use of cannabis. Unless you are a Mexican Senator or Supreme Court Justice, you probably don’t have too many levers you can pull to speed the implementation of
We Thought We Would Be Celebrating the Legalization of Recreational Cannabis in Mexico. We Were Wrong.
Two months ago we posted to celebrate the passage by Mexico’s Lower Chamber of the Cannabis Law bill sent to it by the Mexican Senate last November. In that post, I wrote, “The Law will now return to the Mexican Senate, where it is expected to be approved pretty much as written, at which point,
Cannabis in Mexico: It Ain’t Over Till the Fat Mariachi Sings
I am writing this now, a month after the Mexican Senate virtually ignored (yes, ignored) the social and business mandate to regulate recreational and industrial cannabis. Yes, it took me almost a whole month to calm myself enough so as to write a post that did not sound like a mere rant. Do not get
2021 Mexico Cannabis Summit
Register HERE! Mexico will soon be the largest country in the world with legalized cannabis and now is the time to start preparing for that. Harris Bricken and Harris Bricken Mexico will be teaming up with Mexico-based law firm, Lawgic, for this upcoming four-day virtual event, taking place Thursday, March 25 through Sunday, March 28th.
Cannabis in Mexico Part 2: The Q&A: The Webinar Video Replay
For anyone who was not able to join our March 4th webinar on Cannabis in Mexico Part 2: The Q&A, we’ve got you covered! Below, please find the full presentation for your viewing pleasure. You can watch part 1 of this two-part series HERE. Stay up to date on cannabis in Mexico via the Canna
Top Misconceptions About Cannabis in Mexico, Part 2
In Part 1 of this multipart series, we debunked various incorrect ideas, impressions and rumors we repeatedly hear in the Mexico cannabis practice. In this post, we will address five additional, common misconceptions, in order to help guide a healthy discussion on the real status of cannabis legalization in Mexico. Do the following misconceptions ring
BREAKING NEWS: Mexican Lower Chamber Passes the Cannabis Bill!
Last night, by a considerable majority (310 ayes; 210 nays and 20 abstentions), Mexico’s Lower Chamber approved the Cannabis Law bill sent to it by the Mexican Senate last November. The Cannabis Law was heavily amended prior to passage. As expected, the Law regulates production and merchandising of cannabis and its derivatives for adult (now
FREE Webinar Tomorrow, March 4! Cannabis in Mexico Part 2: The Q&A Session
Watch HERE! On January 28th Harris Bricken hosted the webinar “Cannabis in Mexico” (replay here). That webinar covered the basics of what stakeholders can and can’t do right now in the Mexican medical cannabis industry, what lies on the horizon for adult use, and how Mexico treats industrial hemp and CBD. Due to the high number
Mexico’s Medical Cannabis Regulations: What Should Cannabis Businesses Be Doing RIGHT NOW?
Six weeks ago, Mexico came out with regulations for cultivating, processing, selling, and importing/exporting medical cannabis, making the country the largest in the world (by population) to have a fully legalized medical cannabis supply chain. We have written several blog posts about Mexico’s new cannabis regulations and we put on a webinar for stakeholders that drew