Mexico City lawmakers are now rushing to secure final approval before the end of the current congressional session December 15.
Mexican senators on Thursday celebrated the passing of a bill to legalize the use of cannabis.
The lower house is expected to vote on the measure to decriminalize the growing and using marijuana before Congress goes into recess December 15.
A person smokes marijuana at a protest in favor of the drug's legalization Thursday in Guadalajara, Mexico.
'With this law, people can access cannabis under clear criteria, through licenses related exclusively to cultivation, transformation, commercialization, exportation, importation and investigation.'.
People smoke marijuana during a demonstration in favor of the drugs legalization and regulation, in Guadalajara, , Mexico,.
Senators in Mexico voted 82 to 18 to approve the legalization of marijuana, with seven abstentions. »