Mexico’s lower house of Congress on Wednesday passed a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana — paving the way for a regulated market in a country long-dominated by drug cartels.
The bill, which was approved by a vote of 316 to 127, now heads to the Senate where it is all but certain to pass.
The ruling Morena party of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a backer of the bill, controls both chambers of Congress.
If passed into law, Mexico, home to 126 million people, would be among just a few countries in the world to legalize cannabis for recreational use.
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