Marijuana, along with cocaine and crystal meth, has been a major source of income for cartels blamed for more than 100,000 drug-related killings in Mexico since 2007.
At this point, the ruling covers only the plaintiffs in one case but if the court rules the same way on five similar petitions, it would then establish the precedent to change the law and allow general recreational use.
A report released on Thursday called on the Obama administration to reverse course and stop detentions of women and children who entered the United States illegally.
His sister says that he must have a backbone operation.