EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL Mexico at the forefront: paradise for the Cannabis research and development

«If there is any country in the world with the perfect conditions for the development of the Cannabis industry and the greatest need for its implementation, that would be Mexico. Our country deserves the opportunity to legally take advantage of the economic, social and environmental benefits of an ancestral plant nowadays considered as the green gold» – Lorena Beltrán

Science has the virtue of transforming prejudices into accurate knowledge, in the same way, clinical studies and protocols carried out on Cannabis break down taboos, thus generating unimaginable benefits for humanity. The medical-therapeutic use of Cannabis dates back millennia but Mexico specifically has an ancestral tradition in the use of the plant; our history and culture are infused with it.

With sails unfurled and favorable wind, Mexico will undoubtedly become the plant’s largest market globally. In addition to the possibility for recreational use of cannabis and its largescale manufacturing, the medical use of the plant presents as the ultimate solution, an optimal treatment for multiple conditions affecting millions of people around the world. However, more clinical studies and promoting the development and investment in the field are needed. Thus, Mexico is at the vanguard with the financial resources, investors, croplands, and the capacity for global-scale exporting; as well as researchers and healthcare professionals with the expertise and infrastructure needed to research and develop drugs that would potentially improve the quality of life for humans.

We still have a lot to learn about the use of Cannabis, therefore CLiR presents you the research and expert opinions on the matter: members of the Mexican Commission for Cannabis and Hemp, pioneers in the research of the plant; an interview with Lorena Beltrán, one of the biggest cannabis researcher and activist in Latin America; as well as several articles written by chemists, biologists and physicians dedicated to the development and study of the plant.

We face a turbulent century where humanity has gotten by, we begin a new era for Mexico; this is a unique moment where political regulations, the power of raw materials, economic prosperity and the Mexican creativity and hard work converge to skyrocket our country into true modernity.

These are our roots, we have the industry, this is our time. Cannabis is now Mexican.

Carolina Villanueva, EIC

Editor and content creator with a Degree in Hispanic Literature.