The Supreme Court in Mexico has ruled as unconstitutional a government decision to ban people from recreational use of marijuana.
The court held in a historic ruling that a group of four people had the right to grow marijuana for their own personal use, a ruling Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto kicked against but said he “accepts and respects”.
The ruling however does not permit people to sell and grow weed, a ban that had been placed on a country with a violent drug problem.
Many anti-marijuana activists however say it is a matter of time before the general ban also comes crashing down, while expressing their disappointment with the ruling.
The latest ruling was passed with a 4-1 voting margin among the Justices of the highest court of the land.
Justice Arturo Zaldivar, one of the judges who voted in favour of the legalisation of marijuana for personal use in Mexico, said that the prohibition of marijuana in the country is an “extreme” and “disproportionate” measure.
The judge who voted against, Jorge Mario Pardo, said that the ruling could not function because it doesn’t deal with the prohibition against obtaining the seeds to grow marijuana, RT reported.
Many supporters of the legalisation could be seen outside the court smoking marijuana as they celebrated their victory.
The advocacy group called the Mexican Society for Responsible and Tolerant Personal Use brought the case brought the Supreme Court two years ago.
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