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  2. Cannabis in Mexico - Wikipedia

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    Some academics also believe that indigenous Mexicans adopted psychoactive cannabis as the drug Pipiltzintzintli for ritual purposes and divination. [8] By 1898, cannabis use was prevalent in Mexico. [9] The drug was commonly used for recreational purposes and as a folk remedy to treat pain—particularly among military personnel and the lower ...

  3. Latin American drug legalization - Wikipedia

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    In April 2009, the Mexican Congress approved changes in the General Health Law that decriminalized the possession of illegal drugs for immediate consumption and personal use, allowing a person to possess up to 5 g of marijuana or 500 mg of cocaine.

  4. Mexican drug war - Wikipedia

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    The Mexican drug war (also known as the Mexican war on drugs; Spanish: Guerra contra el narcotráfico en México, shortened to and commonly known inside Mexico as the war against the narco; Spanish: Guerra contra el narco) [30] is an ongoing asymmetric [31] [32] armed conflict between the Mexican government and various drug trafficking syndicates.

  5. Crime in Mexico - Wikipedia

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    Many Mexican police officials in border towns have been targets of assassination by drug cartels, who have even threatened local law enforcement in the United States. [80] In January 2003, the security consulting company of former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was hired by business leaders to come up with a plan to clean up Mexico City ...

  6. Mexico cracks down on drugs and migrants. Will it be enough ...

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    Read more:Drug cartels' turf war in Mexico's Chiapas state sends villagers fleeing to Guatemala. Mexico has been detaining more than 5,000 migrants a day, almost 50% more than during the final ...

  7. Category : Law enforcement operations of the Mexican drug war

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    Pages in category "Law enforcement operations of the Mexican drug war" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  8. Yellen announces new sanctions in Mexico aimed at curbing ...

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    The Biden administration announced new sanctions and indictments against Mexican nationals on Wednesday as it seeks to deepen cooperation with the Mexican government to curb flows of the opioid ...

  9. Mexico to bring charges against capo, not for drugs, but for ...

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    The strange saga of how two Mexican drug lords were detained after landing in a plane in the United States in July just got stranger. The Mexican government now says it is bringing charges against ...