“Mexico President Pena Nieto proposes relaxing marijuana laws” http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36107947
墨西哥の Pena Nieto大統領は大麻の所持制限（重量）を大幅に緩和する法案を提出すると明言した。
アメリカ大陸における大麻事情；
なお、Candace Piette氏によると、この規制緩和の背景には墨西哥の刑務所が満杯だということがある。この規制緩和によって、数千の囚人を釈放することができる；
The move would place Mexico in the middle range of drug regulation policies in the region.In Cuba and Venezuela, it is a criminal offence to possess any quantity of marijuana.
Meanwhile, Uruguay became the first country in the world in 2013 to make it legal to grow, sell and consume marijuana.
This week the Canadian government announced that would introduce legislation to legalise the sale of marijuana for recreational use.
The new law could also help reduce Mexico's prison population. Official figures say 60% of inmates in federal prisons are there on drug charges, many of them for marijuana offences. The figure is 80% for women.President Pena Nieto said the decision to increase the amount of marijuana for personal use could lead to the release of thousands of prisoners in Mexico's overcrowded jails.
