Police and firefighters oversaw the destruction of nearly eight tons of confiscated drugs at a property in Zapopan, Jalisco this week.

The best documentary award at the Guadalajara International Film Festival, which concluded last Sunday, went to Jose Villalobos’ directorial debut, “El Charro de Toluquilla,” a portrait of Jaime Garcia, a womanizing mariachi singer from Jalisco whose life is split between a fantasy world,  his battle with AIDS and the deep love for his small daughter.

Next week, residents of San Martin de las Flores, a small suburb in Tlaquepaque, will stage their annual Judea, or Passion Play.

Jalisco Governor Aristoteles Sandoval has come out firmly in favor of the decriminalization of marijuana, arguing that prohibiting the drug has led to more problems than resolutions.

Scarves, mittens and heavy winter jackets were the order of the day this week, as an exceptional storm system battered north and central Mexico, with high winds, driving rain and unusually cold temperatures reported in more than 80 percent of Jalisco.

The Jalisco Health Department (SSJ) Wednesday confirmed a second case of the Zika virus in the state.