[1][2][3][4] On November 13, 2020, several Mexican Senate committees (justice, health, and legislative studies) approved an act creating an agency named Instituto Mexicano para la Regulación y Control del Cannabis, or Mexican Institute for Regulation and Cannabis Control, within the Health Ministry,[5][6] and on November 19, the bill enabling the agency and legalizing cannabis nationwide was passed by the Senate.
[7] Regulation of cannabis in Mexico was required by a 2018 Mexican Supreme Court ruling finding its consumption was a right recognized by the Constitution of Mexico under "free development of personality".
[8][9] Senator Ricardo Monreal told various news sources the measure would be voted on in October 2019.
[9][10] Monreal said the vote was "slowed down" after the October court deadline was missed.
[11] The Supreme Court set a new deadline of April 30, 2020 for the national legislature to enact cannabis regulations, and by a unique "judicial fiat", will have established sovereign state legalization by that date.