Thursday, August 01, 2013

Uruguay set to become first country to legalise marijuana trade...

Uruguay is set to become the first country to to legalise the marijuana industry, after a historic vote in Montevideo's House of Representatives.

Lawmakers in Uruguay's lower house have passed a bill to fully legalise cannabis, bringing the South American country close to formalising a revolutionary approach to the war on drugs.

The bill, strongly backed by President Jose Mujica, would put the government in charge of production, distribution and sale of marijuana.

"At the heart of the Uruguayan marijuana regulation bill is a focus on improving public health and public safety," said Hannah Hetzer, a Drug Policy Alliance staffer who helped steer the proposal through the House of Representatives. Full story...

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