Legal Weed in Mexico by 2023? Everything You Need to Know

I am an American living in Mexico for the last 17 years. I grow marijuana now (small) and want to grow more plants—no, not a BIG commercial grower like in the US. I have done extensive research and can say this about marijuana in Mexico—-who know s what will happen, this is Mexico. THat being said, we will all have to wait until December of this year 2021 to get the official word on recreational pot as well as CBD.
The law MAY limit farms to 2 hectares, they may not.The big US and Canadian growers are NOT ready to go, they are unsure what the laws will be and will wait until OFFICIAL laws are published. The Mexican cartels are not much interested in growing—it takes 6 moths to grow, process and ship it. Heroin and meth are easier and you can make more money. A pound of meth is worth 10 times that of marijuana. Local grown Mexican pot is bunk and the young adults in Guadalajara want the Gringo pot from the US.Feel free to post your thoughts

Mexican homegrown is just fine. It’s actually pretty good. Lots of people prefer it to the American, the American growers make it way too strong. If you can grow 6 plants at home, who cares about the rest? Who cares about all the government licensing and regulation? That’s plenty enough for a family. As for the cartels, I’m not sure selling Mexican pot into the US is a very good business. I don’t believe it will effect their business at all. As an American expat, when I’m in Texas, I never see Mexican pot for sale. No one wants it. They want that super strong Californian medical pot. So all in all, legalizing people to grow their own is a very good low impact plan. I agree that young people don’t need to use it, but as it is, I’m sure anyone can get it if they want it. And really, walking down the street here, I rarely smell it. I think the key to curbing young people’s use of pot is to make appear to be an old people’s recreational drug of choice. Which actually it is, and it’s totally uncool for a young person to smoke it. Or anything else for that matter.

i live in oregon, where recreational weed is plentiful and inexpensive. i agree the less strong stuff is preferable, often called shake. We can buy shake here for like $50 an ounce, which for me will last months. people are gonna smoke it, so might as well make it legal and tax it. i hope to semi-retire and spend half the year (winter) in mexico or somewhere sunny, so it would be spectacular if cannabis was legal in mexico!

Latest info on Mexican legislation of the legalization of marijuana has changed from my above post. (And it might change again before it is law—this is Mexico.) The latest is no advertising, only brick and mortar face to face sales. Cafes will be legal. You can grow 50 plants in a sort of we-grow-it-for-you scenario. 6 plants per household.You can only transport about 65 pounds of marijuana at one time. Mexico will be the large free market for marijuana in the world. In all due respect to Mexico they are not the most organized nor forward think business people. If you could just sell pot to tourists in Cabo, PV and Cancun you would be successful. There will not be the large pot farms like in the US and Canada. This will be the wild wild west after legislation passes. You will not be able to import weed. Imagine people smuggling pot INTO MEXICO.

You left the USA off your list of “best countries to smoke weed.” SMH.

Loved the article, very informative greetings from Cancun, and I just can’t wait for that American ganja!

so currently, how are they treating tourist caught wit a couple joints coming into like Cabo ?

Angela thanks for sharing tplug’s telegram. He’s legit.

Interesting information. Still shocks me that marijuana isn’t legal yet, probably have the U.S. to thank for that. Thanks for sharing the information!

I am traveling to Finest Playa Mujeres in Cancun soon. Is weed legal? Is it safe to buy it? If so, where and how would I go about getting just a gram or 2? What price should I expect to pay?

Good article. I’ll keep my eye out for updates. One thing I hope for from legalization is labeling with potency, such as you see on Colorado products. Also, with the bigger market, I hope they can afford the R&D to get better consistency and predictability for edibles.

Will be in Cancun November any tips for some weed would be great

I lived in Puerto Morelos on the Riviera Maya. Cartels still grow & sell bud in USA. There are many many indoor grows growing pretty good bud for a fraction of the cost compared to USA. The big thing for them will be the ability to launder money and to extort legal businesses.
If major publicly traded companies such as coca-cola, and cell phone & tower businesses pay extortion tax you can bet that weed businesses are! Then you have the extortion of the employees of these businesses. Next would be the biggest cartel of them all AKA
The government! They will get around the laws they created with ease! IDK I see it being an epic shit show with lots of violence!

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Simple. Put the weed on the table analyze the content, PAY THE MAN. Selling weed get a license. Well grown pot is for the sick and dying soul. They do not care who got paid to grow it, just thankful cannabis is in their medicine chest.. the best medicine sells first. Put your grow on the table, collect your money, have a nice day. Quality sells no matter where how or by who it matters to most patients in desperate for healing graces. The work produced by a human being compationate about cannabis for health and honest hard work, who can grow and sell pot, the one that can put it on the table, collect your pay, have a nice day…blessings..m

Interesting info. Thanks a lot. I live in the Kootenay region of British Columbia Canada where we have been developing, cross cloning, and selling great bud clandestinely for over 50 years. Up Until 3 years ago it was illegal but the police have turned a blind eye for decades to those who grew moderate amounts (of excellent quality, I might add) for personal use. Statistics show a huge reduction in impaired liquor driving offenses since legalization by the way. Being adjacent to the US border, tourism soared even tho it was always a strong industry in BC, a beautiful part of the world. As mentioned, it has been legal in Canada for 3 years — even the smallest towns boast 2or3 boutique style shops, a nice industry has been created. Pot sells for approx. $75 US per oz. there; the biker gangs were at least double this price prior to legalization and they were notorious for adding herbicides etc during the growth period. Now they concentrate on selling coke, meth, opioids etc to their loser clientele. Now, if the US federal politicians can screw their heads on properly and spend some time and energy on useful things instead of spending all their time and energy on efforts to stay elected, well..you know what I mean…

And let’s hope México follows suit.

As for the comments of David from Oregon preferring to smoke shake…isn’t that kind of like kissing your sister. Why torture your lungs. We decarboxilate shake, cook it with butter and water and use it for cooking in cake recipes etc. Never smoke it!! His comment reminds me of the mid 60’s when Mexican “pot” was smuggled into Canada, full of stems, SEEDS, and even bits of gravel to add weight! We’ve come a long way in 60 years—let’s hope progress continues.

Rob, Christina Lake BC

He only takes bitcoin.

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Is it legal to buy when at a resort in cancuun and how do you get it if so ?

So bye this month December? Mexico will be legalizing weed? what about in the Hotels? wher can u buy a gram or two?

AANNDDDDD of course….mexico missed the deadline of december 15th….sooooo we are going into next year.

I see that you updated the post on the 14th of January.

The bill apparently did not pass on the 15th as expected.
Do you have any updates or predictions on if that will change this year?

Hi. Heading down to Playa in couple weeks. Has it been made legal and are there storefront in place or will I need to ask around for some 🙄😬😂

So is it legal for stores to sell weed yet? If so, are there any stores doing so in Playa?

It is February 21 and still NO Mexican legalization. Maybe they are waiting to pass the laws on 4/20/2022. I have 20 seeds I got through the mail and March 21st, law or no law,will start growing. Like much of Mexico marijuana laws, regulations, production and sale will be haphazard. There will be local resistance via the church and conservative Mexicans. The average age of a Mexican is 38 so it will not be a big thing. Understand that the first three years MOST of the money will be made selling marijuana—-that was true and is true in the USA and world wide. So far according to friends in the Mexican ag business they are not interested in growing weed. Farmers who are making money growing peppers or tomatoes will not chance it to switch crops. We’ll see.

Hello Sara,

Heading down to Cancun mid April. As a vet suffering from career-related PTSD, medical cannabis is a daily necessity.
I would like to acquire some good quality herb while in Cancun with my family. Can you, Sara or anyone else suggest a low risk way of acquiring some medical grade cannabis while in Cancun? Any suggestions appreciated. Thank you.

Hi Sarah,

I’m a fan of your articles. I read your reviews of Secrets and other hotels. which you nailed, considering you stayed there briefly. ( I’ve stayed at secrets a few times) I’ve been vacationing down Playa since around 2000.

Anyway, was wondering how easy it is to score weed or edibles around Playa? People in Philly are now openly advertising weed, even though it’s only decriminalized here. And in New Jersey which legalized, but recreational sales haven’t yet started, folks are openly selling street weed at flea markets where the cops know and ignore it. And you have guys like N.J. Weedman openly selling weed in front of Trenton City Hall as a semi political act. N.J. Weedman is notorious here – he’s all over the newspapers etc. – Anyway, I was wondering if you have a similar situation in Mexico where folks are openly selling and police are ignoring it?

thanks,
steve

Is marijuana legal to smoke in Cancun? Are you able to smoke on the resorts without the risk of police intervention? Would you recommend not smoking at all while in Mexico?

Looking to get a simple spliff or 2 or 3. 😂 Going crazy. It seem so simple to get a small amount as a tourist from these post, but it hasn’t. Maybe because I don’t do the party scene.Yesterday I went in Tulum town sitting and scoping the area while I eat Gelato like a pot addict. All gummies gone and mediating is helping but would I really like a spliff. Where do I go. Went to beach. Told look for guys with long sleeve. WTH. To be honest I live in America and Jamaica. It’s just so much easier. Guess I’m spoiled. But Can anyone help me please. Save me going to random people, I did that twice. And not my style to be honest. See everyone with vapor things. But I rather straight flower. Have transportation. Not trying to get anyone in trouble. I’m talking a like 3 grams. Very small amount.

I like domestic, every day Mexican weed. I am Canadian. We get really nice high powered herb at the tienda de hierba down the street in Toronto. Pretty strong for “walkin around weed”. Dirt grown Mex pot takes ya back to the old days. They got it together enough to lose the male plants at the right time. That is together enough for me. Gettn herb in Mexico has never been a problem. We have been spending winters there since the 80’s. Never a hassle. Our friends are all Gente de Reefer. Viva Mexico. Ahora…SIGANME LOS BUENOS !!

Try talking to the para sailing guys. I walk the beach daily . Made friends. They all want to make some pesos.Works for me!
Saludos cordiales

Hi Sarah,

Any updates on Mexican legalization.
What is the current status.

Thanks,
Paul

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To all the people asking where they can buy weed, don’t worry, someone will approach you 20 times an hour trying to sell you weed, coke, heroin, etc., at any of the resort areas. Anyplace else, just go to a bar and if the server or bartender looks hip, ask them. This is drug finding 101. And for all of you who are ignorant about weed, medical weed isn’t medical, it’s just weed. The same weed in a medical dispensary is the same weed they sell in a recreational dispensary. In fact dispensaries that sell both will have the same weed, just on the other side of the store for a different price. As for the sativa vs. indica issue, I’ve had indicas that kept me up all night, and sativas that knocked me out like a light switch. There is literally zero difference depending on the strain. There is no weed sold in dispensaries that’s a purebred sativa or indica, because they’ve been crossbred for 60 years. You can buy seeds online, but no dispensary is going to dick around with that kind of exclusivity.
I’ve been growing weed for over 40 years, and the misinformation about it is kind of depressing. No Billy Bob, there is no such thing as medical weed, Delta 8 is bullshit, no, the guys selling weed at the resort probably won’t have oil carts or gummies or any other fancy legal shit you get in the US and Canada. They might, but don’t count on it. And it will be ridiculously priced because you’re an American with enough money to come down and vacation. Want the same experience you get in the US or Canada? Then stay home. You’re the kind of people who go someplace foreign, then eat at McDonalds because the food’s “weird”.

My first time in Mexico was 1980, I saw the Federales (Mexican Federal Police, the absolute WORST) spraying parequot down in Chiapas, Mexico. a small news paper cone of their basic brown seedy weed was $5. The good stuff, the gold weed, well that was $10 per cone and it still was full of seeds, bugs, etc. I have smoked some decent weed down there but for the most part it was just ‘dirt weed’, I hope they can get their act together and grow it like it was meant to be grown, sensimilla!

Yes, I’m all for legaliziny marijuana in Mexico. I’ve lived in Mexico for almost 14 years and have bought what I consider dirt pot for almost that long. Please keep me updated on the progress of it becoming more legalized. I personally can’t wait for it to happen & soon.

I moved to Mexico last year to be near my wife’s family. I have been having trouble finding any marijuana in Zacatecas. I am originally from California and Could use a little for my PTSD.
Any suggestions?

Hi, I am wondering about the legality of bringing a few Delta-8 or Delta-9 gummies with me on vacation. Do you know the official legal status of both of those in QR? Also, what about delta-8 or CBD water-soluble drops (similar packaging to the oils)? I’ve also heard mixed answers on if they need to be in sealed containers with official strength/ingredients listed.
Thanks for any assistance!

Potheads are the most inconsiderate bums in the World! Do you think the smell of skunk is attractive to friends neighbors when you smoke for your fun?
What about children? It is gateway drug to DEATH, worried about that? Does not matter if it’s legal or illegal . If you bums spent as much energy doing something positive the World would be a better place, all your juvenile talk about price, quality, evading cops, getting high et etc pathetic !
Caveat YES there is a space for considerate medical marijuana use, I know plenty of cancer patients who have sought relief which is fine , but their objective is not to get high.
All the bums out there, find an island and smoke yourselves to death , and raise and save all the skunks of the world #save all skunks

Is weed legal now in Cancun?? If so, where can I get it.

Where does it stand now?