Marijuana
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Paraguay Police Took Bribes From Marijuana Producers: Audio Recording
A network of corrupt police officials allegedly involved in a major bribery scheme in Paraguay has been dismantled, further indicating the negative effects that the...
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Uruguay Marijuana Reform Sees Progress, But Challenges Remain
Almost two years after passing legislation to legalize the growth and sale of marijuana, Uruguays government says the country is almost ready to begin...
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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...
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As Uruguay Elections Near, Is Marijuana Law Under Threat?
The two leading presidential candidates in Uruguay have expressed doubts about the country's landmark marijuana legalization law. Will the marijuana laws likely be...
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Uruguay Presidential Candidate Proposes Rehab for Marijuana Users
The Uruguayan presidential candidate favored by drug policy reform advocates, ex-President Tabare Vazquez, has presented his rehabilitative interpretation of...
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Uruguay Marijuana Law Under Fire
When Uruguay's historic marijuana regulation law passed the Senate in December, it was a major victory for drug policy reform in Uruguay and around the world. To...
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Uruguay Didn’t Want to Legalize Marijuana (But Did it Anyway)
Nelly Santos was worriedly waiting for her son to come home after receiving a call from his school. Daniel arrived with his head lowered, his cap visor covering his...
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Uruguay Registers Marijuana Growers
The long process of legalizing marijuana production in Uruguay continues to inch forward, under the watchful eye of other countries in the region considering...
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Why Reports of Uruguay’s ‘Tax Free’ Marijuana are Misleading
A new report stating that Uruguay will not tax the sale or production of marijuana has received widespread attention, yet the depiction of the legalization...
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New Regs for Uruguay Marijuana Law Aim to Prevent Trafficking
Uruguay has announced many of the finer details of its marijuana legalization legislation, with regulations that demonstrate a concerted effort to minimize the risk...
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Uruguay Marijuana Law Aims to Prevent Drug Tourism
Only citizens and residents of Uruguay will be able to buy legal marijuana, a move likely aimed at averting drug tourism as the small South American nation...
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Uruguay President Attempts to Ward Off Marijuana Legalization Critics
Uruguay's president says marijuana plants with a traceable genetic code will be grown on military land, a step intended to help prevent criminal exploitation of...