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Mexico City, Apr 6 (EFE).- Mexican activists and marijuana consumers waited Tuesday outside the Mexican Senate for the approval of the recreational use of marijuana in the country which will be decided in the coming days. (Camera: MIGUEL ANGEL ANDRADE).SHOT LIST: MEXICAN ACTIVIST AND MARIJUANA CONSUMERS TAKE PART IN THE PLANTON 420 PROTEST OUTSIDE SENATE HEADQUARTERS IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.SOUND BITE: ENRIQUE ESPINOZA, AN ACTIVIST OF THE CANNABICO MEXICAN MOVEMENT (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: Today we'd say that this decision does not represent us. It's just a pretence. After a year and two months, they have refused to take us into account.
Mexico City, Jul 16 (EFE).- Groups in favor of the personal use of marijuana maintain an impressive field in the vicinity of the Senate of the Republic, in the center of Mexico City, which now has more than 350 plants of up to 2.5 meters high.The Mexican Cannabis Movement collective has been in Luis Pasteur Park, at the intersection of Paseo de la Reforma with Insurgentes Avenue, since Feb. 4 to demonstrate in favor of marijuana consumer rights.(Camera: DENISSE TORRES)FOOTAGE SHOWS MARIJUANA GROWING OUTSIDE THE MEXICAN SENATE IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO. SOUNDBITES: MEMBER OF THE MEXICAN CANNABIS MOVEMENT ENRIQUE ESPINOZA (IN SPANISH)TRANSLATIONS: (00:00:35-00:00:58) "The main objective is to claim our rights, there are four demands that the Mexican Cannabis Movement has, which is non-profit cultivation, simple possession, being able to smoke in some public spaces free of risks and damages and, above all, decent treatment."
People were seen queuing up outside pharmacies in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo on Wednesday, as new legislation allowing the purchase of cannabis for recreational purposes came into full effect. The step that Uruguay has taken will make it the first country in the world to completely legalise both the production and the sale of cannabis, not only for medicinal but also for recreational purposes, and up to 40 grams per month of the green, leafy herb is now available to any customer over the age of 18.
Hundreds of protesters take part in a demonstration demanding the legalization of marijuana at Paulista Avenue, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. IMAGES
Mexico City, Jun 27 (EFE).- Hundreds of people demonstrated Sunday in Mexico City to demand a change in the legislation to allow the recreational use of marijuana, as well as the acceptance of this plant for therapeutic use. The rally took place ahead of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN)'s debate to potentially invalidate the prohibition of individual consumption of cannabis for recreational purposes. (Camera: ULISES ANDRADE). SHOT LIST: A RALLY TO DEMAND THE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA, IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).