New Ancillary Marijuana Industries Taking Root In Uruguay

With all the news surrounding the U.S. cannabis industry lately, it can be easy to overlook the changing policies and growing marijuana-related markets around the world.

Consider Uruguay, for example: in 2013, former president José Mujica made history by passing legislation to completely legalize marijuana cultivation and consumption in the South American nation, making it the first country in the world to create a regulated cannabis market. Under this new law, individuals must register as self-growers and are limited to six marijuana plants apiece. They may also purchase up to forty grams of marijuana from pharmacies each month, but pharmacy sales have not started yet.

Now, thousands of Uruguayans are growing their own plants and joining cannabis clubs. This has created an entirely new industry for aspiring entrepreneurs – growing products.

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