Mexican Supreme Court Rules Prohibition of Cannabis UnconstitutionalBy Claire Bernish In fact, the highest court in the land concluded that cannabis prohibition violates the right to free development of ones personality, as the Drug Policy Alliance stated Wednesday in a press release. This vote by Mexicos Supreme Court is extraordinary for two reasons: it is being argued on human rights grounds and it is taking place in one of the countries that has suffered the most from the war on drugs,explained Hannah Hetzer, Senior Policy Manager of the Americas for the Alliance. Uruguay became the first country to legalize marijuana, Canada is expected soon to follow suit, medical marijuana initiatives are spreading throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, and marijuana is legal in a number of U.S. states. Now with this landmark decision out of Mexico, it is clear that the Americas are leading the world in marijuana reform. Mexicos first legal medical marijuana patient made headlines around the world in September when her parents were granted the right to treat her Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome with cannabidiol medication. Eight-year-old Grace had suffered nearly 400 epileptic seizures daily preventing her from walking, attending school, or even speaking. This ruling by thehighest Mexican court further weakens the brutal and notorious drug cartels that have plagued the country with violence, paves the way for legal recreational use, and hopefully sets the example for its northern neighbor, the United States. This article (Mexican Supreme Court Rules Prohibition of Cannabis Unconstitutional) is free and open source. You have permission to republish this article under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Claire Bernish andtheAntiMedia.org. Anti-Media Radio airs weeknights at 11pm Eastern/8pm Pacific. If you spot a typo, emailedits@theantimedia.org. So Mexico is now a more progressive society than the US? Go figure. No government has the authority to block people from using any medicine that the person wishes to use. It is sad that the U.S. government is the most corrupt country in this hemisphere and perhaps the world. You have absolutely no idea of what you are talking about. The U.S. is corrupt as all get out, but its just the scab over the puss filled boil of the world. Well, thats one way to look at it! Should improve Mexican dope. 