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Almost two years after passing legislation to legalize the growth and sale of marijuana, Uruguay’s government says the country is almost ready to begin commercialization. The process has been slowed by political and regulatory challenges, but may yet serve as a model for other Latin American countries seeking drug policy reform.
In a recent interview with the AFP, the secretary general for Uruguay’s National Drug Council, Milton Romani, stated that the government still has to finalize the registry software for pharmacy sales and determine distribution companies, but that marijuana production is almost ready. According to Romani, regulations will allow for the production and sale of six to 10 tons of marijuana per year.
In early October, Uruguayan authorities announced they had selected two companies to grow marijuana that would be sold in pharmacies. Each company will be allowed to grow a maximum of two tons of marijuana, and officials said the...
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