Smoking some medical marijuana in Mexico may soon become legal as the country's congress will open discussions to change its laws regarding drug regulation.

The debate for medical marijuana legalization has been going in Mexico for quite some time now and some members of the congress and even senators want it to finally be done.

According to lower house speaker Jesus Zambrano, "We have the challenge of proposing an alternative to the problem of the illegal market for marijuana and its negative consequences. Or remain as we are, running the risk of compromising the health, security and dignity of people."

For Zambrano, Mexico's current approach with marijuana has resulted on what he called "unusual consequences," like the growth of organized crime, the spread of alternative new drugs and worse, human rights violations, Latino Fox News reported.

That notion was seconded by Senate President Roberto Gil, who also said that Mexico's current drug policies are not working and was "punitive and prohibitionists."

The discussion for legalization comes amid the Supreme Court's ruling, which allowed four Mexican citizens to use weed for recreational purposes.

However, according to a Reuters report, the majority of Mexicans is opposing complete legalization of the drug, along with current president Enrique Pena Nieto, but the president still called discussions regarding the legalization of the drug -- for health reasons.

Sen. Cristina Diaz, the bill's main proponent, said that she wants to allow the import of medical marijuana products that could help thousands of patients, which may legitimately be helped by the drug.

She said that the debates about the medical marijuana use could potentially win some of the conservative lawmakers who are still hesitant in passing the bill.

Diaz said, "Once the debates begin, that will raise awareness."

For President Nieto, he announced that he wanted to solidify the country's position toward marijuana before a United Nations policy meeting this April, which can influence the country's drug policy. Diaz noted that, by that time, she hopes that her bill will be passed.

The Institutional Revolutionary Party senator also said that she wants this bill to be treated as an emergency and be passed immediately, citing the patients' conditions. However, she clarified that she is not trying to change Mexico's stance on prohibiting the use of the drug.

The bill proposed by the senator, once passed, will allow imported medical marijuana products. As for the country's many top drug companies, many are already considering investing in Mexico as they anticipate the passing of the bill.