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Lifestyle<\/a>Politics<\/a><\/p>\n

A visitor\u2019s guide to (not quite) legal weed in Mexico<\/h1>\n
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Mattha Busby<\/a>Published on\u00a0December 14, 2021<\/span>\u00b7 Last updated\u00a0December 15, 2021<\/span><\/div>\n
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Marijuana isn’t fully legal in Mexico yet, and Rule #1 is: Don’t bring it across the border. (Illustration: Sasha Beck \/ Leafly)<\/span><\/div>\n

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You\u2019ve read the headlines:\u00a0Mexico\u2019s Supreme Court Strikes Down Marijuana Prohibition<\/a>. Now you\u2019re heading to Mexico, anticipating a legally elevated vacation.<\/p>\n

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Not so fast.<\/p>\n

Personal possession of up to five grams of cannabis is now legal, in theory. And the pungent aroma of marijuana does seem to be more common as Mexico\u00a0inches towards<\/a>\u00a0legalizing cannabis.<\/p>\n

Legalization is still just a theory in Mexico. Here are some tips to stay safe and hassle-free.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But the failure of lawmakers to officially legalize means cannabis consumers in some places still face persecution and the possibility of police blackmail if they\u2019re found in possession.<\/p>\n

In other words, what the Supreme Court determines and what you may encounter in a face-to-face with a local cop are two different things.<\/p>\n

Certain establishments from Tijuana to the Oaxacan coast have long tolerated the smoking of cannabis. Now, in light of the Supreme Court rulings, a growing number of Mexicans are smoking weed in public in cities\u2014particularly zones understood to be safe from police, such as outside the Senate building in Mexico City, where a permanent smoke-up stationed itself in protest two years ago (and still continues today).<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, much depends on where you stand in Mexico. Setting is everything.<\/p>\n

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Know where you stand, literally<\/h2>\n

Legal rights organizations caution cannabis consumers that they are much more likely to be arrested for smoking cannabis in less privileged areas of any given state or city, as opposed to middle- and upper-class regions.<\/p>\n

The organization Human Rights Watch\u00a0has led international calls<\/a>\u00a0for the Mexican legislature to immediately decriminalize cannabis possession because of this persistent regulatory rigmarole.<\/p>\n

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