Economic and Social Impact of Drug Policies

Economic and Social Impact of Drug Policies · 8.5 Economic Benefits of Regulatory Policies

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2078.5 Economic Benefits of Regulatory Policies

Increase in Tax Revenue

Does not meet

The criterion is not established.

Mexico has a regulatory framework for medical cannabis and a prospective estimate of the revenue that a future commercial regulation could generate. The current recreational regime is also documented as being limited to personal use and does not create a national commercial market.

No observed revenue or fiscal series was identified that would allow a baseline to be compared with subsequent income attributable to a drug-policy reform. Modeled potential revenue does not equal taxes actually collected.

Sources (5): the documents that support the traffic light
  1. Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios. (2026, 7 de julio). COFEPRIS acata declaratoria de inconstitucionalidad emitida por la SCJN en materia de autoconsumo lúdico de cannabis y tetrahidrocannabinol (Report)
  2. Congreso de la Unión. (2025, 7 de noviembre). Ley de Ingresos de la Federación para el Ejercicio Fiscal de 2026 (Legislation)
  3. Cámara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Unión. (2021, 28 de marzo). Con regulación del cannabis, México se coloca a la vanguardia: Alfonso Ramírez Cuéllar (Report)
  4. Diario Oficial de la Federación. (2021). Reglamento de la Ley General de Salud en Materia de Control Sanitario para la Producción, Investigación y Uso Medicinal de la Cannabis y sus Derivados Farmacológicos (Legislation)
  5. Presidencia de la República. (2021, 12 de enero). Reglamento de la Ley General de Salud en Materia de Control Sanitario para la Producción, Investigación y Uso Medicinal de la Cannabis y sus Derivados Farmacológicos (Legislation)

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Traffic light
Does not meetcoded on 15-09-2026 · Complete / validated
International support
No
Indicator score
0.00 out of a possible 1.25
Weight in the index
0.42 %
What it means
There is no evidence that the criterion is met. Rules.
In the dimension
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