Despite frustrating legislative delays, farmers in Mexico are keen to start growing a crop that may be more profitable than rice, corn or sugar
A legal market for cannabis in Mexico is estimated to be worth more than US$3bn a year.Campaigners allege that opposition from the armed forces could be holding up legislative success. In November, hacked documents from the defence ministrybetween elected officials and drug cartels, and influence of the military over civilian institutions.
Communities in Michoacán, Chiapas, Oaxaca and Guerrero, among others, have said they want a share of the pie – with many landless farmers known asDemonstrators in Mexico City calling for the legalisation of cannabis, which many producers see as an engine for economic growth.
“There are many more farmers who would like to switch crops to cannabis, though they are not yet ready to take that risk. But there’s still a legal vacuum, and folks are participating.”
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