Mexico judge approves recreational cocaine for two users

[Warlord]

Wow. This is a win!

A Mexican judge has granted two people the right to recreational cocaine use, in the first ruling of its kind, the organisation behind the cases said.

The court said it would allow the claimants to "possess, transport and use cocaine" but not sell it, according to Mexico United Against Crime (MUCD).

MUCD, which seeks to end the country's "war on drugs", called the ruling a "historic step".

The decision must be reviewed by a higher court before it is enforced.

MUCD said the Mexico City court ordered the country's health authority, Cofepris, to authorise the two claimants' use of cocaine.

A Cofepris official told the AFP news agency that it had taken steps to block the court order, which was handed down in May. The official said that such authorisation would be outside of its legal remit.

The ruling will only come into effect if a panel of judges side with the original decision. If they do approve the ruling, it will only apply to the two people who brought the cases, whose identities were withheld.

In a statement on Tuesday, MUCD said the cases represent "another step in the fight to construct alternative drug policies that allow [Mexico] to redirect its security efforts and better address public health."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-49416357

[Swordsmyth]

Why only two?
On what grounds?
this may or may not be as good as it should be.

[Warlord]

Why only two?
On what grounds?
this may or may not be as good as it should be.

Yes it's very strange but a small step in the right direction.

[Origanalist]

Yes it's very strange but a small step in the right direction.

I would love to believe that. But I'm pretty sure this will slapped down and hard, there's too much money and power at stake. The scum living off the war on drugs aren't just going to let it go away.

[Occam's Banana]

The scum living off the war on drugs aren't just going to let it go away.

This.

(And that includes the scum on both "sides" of the law ...)

[jkr]

Must be best friends...

[brushfire]

So does mexico's government include some kind of judiciary/legislation body? How does that work?

Sorry for the tangent - a somewhat token step to get folks talking I suppose. Who knows what effect, good or bad, it may have on the situation. Its hard to see it getting much worse though.