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Mexico Set to Legalize Marijuana, Becoming World’s Largest Market MEXICO CITY — Lawmakers in Mexico approved a bill Wednesday night to legalize recreational marijuana, a milestone for the country, which is in the throes of a drug war and could become the world’s largest cannabis market, leaving the United States between two pot-selling neighbors. Continue Reading . . . https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/10/world/americas/mexico-cannabis-bill.html

One senior manager at a facility called the situation a "ticking time bomb." Migrants banged on cell windows and pressed notes against the plexiglass. from https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/help-photos-show-hundreds-migrants-squashed-cells-appealing-assistance-n1025831 https://media1.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2019_27/2919351/190702-migrants-overcrowding-facility-texas-cs-201p_117a0a7bf21f29edd48e643ee7af53c3.fit-760w.jpg