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Presence of Illegal Activities

Presence of Illegal Activities · 7.1 Cultivation and Production of Illegal Substances

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1627.1 Cultivation and Production of Illegal Substances

Penalties for Illegal Cultivation

Meets

Meets the criterion.

Mexico establishes federal penalties for the illicit planting, cultivation, and harvesting of cannabis, opium poppy, and other controlled plants. The criminal framework is complemented by national health provisions and binding jurisprudence clarifying one specific aspect of its scope.

No recent disaggregated official data were identified on investigations, convictions, or penalties imposed for illicit cultivation. This limits assessment of the frequency and distribution of judicial enforcement but does not create uncertainty regarding the legal existence of the penalties.

Sources (3): the documents that support the traffic light
  1. Cámara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Unión. (2026). Ley General de Salud (Legislation · 2009)
  2. Cámara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Unión. (2026). Código Penal Federal, artículos 194, 195 y 195 Bis (Legislation)
  3. Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación, Primera Sala. (2022). Jurisprudencia sobre la prohibición de siembra, cosecha y cultivo de cannabis para derivados con concentraciones de THC de 1 % o menores (Legislation)

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Traffic light
Meetscoded on 15-09-2026 · Complete / validated
International support
No
Indicator score
1.00 out of a possible 1.25
Weight in the index
0.48 %
What it means
The criterion is met with evidence of implementation. Rules.
In the dimension
2 of 26 in Presence of Illegal Activities. See those of Cultivation and Production of Illegal Substances.

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