Legal Marijuana in Uruguay? Much Easier Said Than Done
In 2013, Uruguay took the unprecedented step of legalizing the production and use of marijuana. Yet, two years on, a commercial market is still in the project stage: not a single gram of cannabis has been cultivated for sale in pharmacies. The process is mired in complex regulatory details. It seems that legalizing marijuana is more complicated than anyone had predicted.
The debate over regulating cannabis in the Americas is moving fast. Chile,Colombia and Jamaica have taken concrete legal steps toward regulation. Regulating a new industry like cannabis is incredibly complex. Many drug policy advocates debate the merits of legalization or prohibition, yet rarely discuss the details of how such policies might work. This can be seen recently in Uruguay, where the discussion is mired in detail.
In December 2013 Uruguay became the first country in the modern era to legalize the production and use of cannabis. After drug policy reformers and human rights...
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