Several other Latin American countries have legalized cannabis for medicinal use: Chile in 2015, Colombia in 2016 and Argentina, Mexico and Peru in 2017. North AmericaIn 2018 Canada became the second country in the world — and the first G7 major economy — to allow the recreational consumption of cannabis. But in July 2018, the Dutch government gave the green light to a wide-ranging experiment to allow up to 10 municipalities around the country to grow cannabis. ElsewhereIn 2018, South Africa’s top court ruled that private, personal cannabis use by adults was legal. In Lebanon, where illegal plantations of marijuana are widespread, parliament last year legalised the cultivation of marijuana for medical use.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 15, 2021 11:09 UTC