FILE PHOTO: Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Mexican Health Minister Jorge Alcocer arrive for a news conference at the National palace, Mexico City, Mexico December 8, 2020. Mexico's Presidency/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Tuesday published rules to regulate the use of medicinal cannabis, a major step in a broader reform to create the world's largest legal cannabis market in the Latin American country.
The new regulation was signed off by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and will now allow pharmaceutical companies to begin doing medical research on cannabis products.
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