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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2118.5 Economic Benefits of Regulatory Policies

Effect on Trade Balance

Does not meet

The criterion is not established.

Mexico has an administrative framework for importing and exporting controlled substances, records of import permits related to medical cannabis, and trade data for pharmaceuticals and certain tariff categories associated with opioids.

No before-and-after comparison was identified that isolated drug-specific exports, imports, and trade balance and attributed the change to a regulatory reform. Permits issued do not equal completed transactions, and the general pharmaceutical trade deficit cannot be attributed to drug policy.

Sources (4): the documents that support the traffic light
  1. Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios. (2018, 4 de septiembre). COFEPRIS atiende en el marco de sus atribuciones legales las solicitudes para uso medicinal, personal y lúdico de la cannabis (Report)
  2. Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios. (2026, 30 de abril). Permiso Sanitario Trámites: permiso sanitario de importación, exportación y adquisición en plaza de estupefacientes, psicotrópicos y precursores químicos (COFEPRIS-03-023) (Report)
  3. 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)
  4. Secretaría de Economía. (2026). Productos farmacéuticos: intercambio comercial, importaciones y exportaciones, mercado y especialización. Data México (Report)

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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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