Mexico may soon decriminalize the recreational use of marijuana, which would not only affect the war of drugs but would allow for easier access to medicinal marijuana.

On Wednesday, Mexico's Supreme Court will debate whether the prohibition against growing and consuming marijuana for personal use is unconstitutional.

According to Lisa Sanchez, Latin American programme manager for Transform Drug Policy Foundation and México Unido Contra la Delincuencia, this landmark case is particularly special because it is being argued on human rights grounds.

"It is unprecedented for the Supreme Court to introduce a human rights dimension to the debate on drug policy," said Sanchez, according to The Huffington Post.

"If the Court recognizes that the prohibition of marijuana consumption and cultivation for non-commercial purposes limits the right to the free development of one's personality, it may determine that various articles in the General Health Act are unnecessarily punitive,” she said. “This could would give citizens the possibility to cultivate marijuana for personal use without having to turn to the underground market."

The current tactics aimed at fighting the use of marijuana in Mexico have resulted in many negative consequences. Since Mexico increased its response to drugs and trafficking eight years ago, 100,000 people have died and 25,000 have disappeared due to the militarized measures of law enforcement.

Concern over the decriminalization of marijuana has grown in recent months after an 8-year-old girl from Monterrey became Mexico's first recipient of medical marijuana.

As reported in Tthe Associated Press, the parents of Graciela Elizalde, a child who suffers from epileptic seizures, claim they have seen a clear difference in their daughter's health since she began taking a marijuana extract.

"We're very happy because what we're seeing is that Grace is sleeping continuously through the nights, something she had not done in months," her father said.