The Mexico United Against Crime campaign group has praised the decision which allows two people to take the drug under certain conditions.
A judge in Mexico has approved two people to use cocaine recreationally in what has been described as a historic step toward ending the country's deadly"war on drugs."
"We have been working for a safer, more just and peaceful Mexico for years, and with this case we insist on the need to stop criminalizing users of drugs other than marijuana and design better public policies that explore all available options, including the regulation," Lisa Sánchez, director of MUAC, said in a statement., the judge imposed a string of stipulations for the pair in order to allow them to use cocaine.
"These cases constitute a further step towards a new drug policy that allows us to build a safer, more just and peaceful Mexico," MUAC added in a statement.
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