Uruguay has become the first nation to legalise
the growing , sale and smoking of marijuana
after the country's Senate gave final approval to
the legislation .

After a long debate on Tuesday, 16 of 29
senators voted in favour of the law championed
by President Jose Mujica .
The legislation is aimed at wresting the business
from criminals in the small South American
nation .

Backers of the law , some smoking joints,
gathered near Congress holding green balloons ,
Jamaican flags in homage to singer- songwriter
Bob Marley and a sign saying : "Cultivating
freedom , Uruguay grows. "

Cannabis consumers will be able to buy a
maximum of 40 grams each month from
licensed pharmacies as long as they are
Uruguayan residents over the age of 18 and
registered on a government database that will
monitor their monthly purchases.

When the law is implemented in mid- April ,
Uruguayans will be able to grow six marijuana
plants in their homes a year, or as much as 480
grams , and form smoking clubs of 15 to 45
members that can grow up to 99 plants per
year .

Registered drug users should be able to start
buying marijuana over the counter from
licensed pharmacies in April.

But Senator Roberto Conde, a former deputy
foreign minister with the governing Broad
Front, said marijuana "is already established in
Uruguay . It 's a drug that is already seen as very
low risk and enormously easy to get ."

Other countries have decriminalised marijuana
possession and the Netherlands allows its sale
in coffee shops, but Uruguay will be the first
nation to legalise the whole chain from growing
the plant to buying and selling its leaves .

Several countries such as Canada, the
Netherlands and Israel have legal programmes
for growing medical cannabis but do not allow
cultivation of marijuana for recreational use .
Last year, the US states of Colorado and
Washington passed ballot initiatives that legalise
and regulate the recreational use of marijuana .
http://m.aljazeera.com/story/2013121112048192439

HIP! HIP!! HIP!!! HURRAY

Elem1: HIP! HIP!! HIP!!! HURRAY

I see why It can't be in Nigeria. because of people like u...

They need to Legalise this law here in the UK.

I cant wait to go to the Cornershop and Order a nice Jumbo

Now i knw why luis suarez of liverpool, behaves madly

The Op should keep quite.Stop misinforming people please.Did you know that marijuana and prostitution has been legal in Holland for a long time now ? Go and do your research very well,peace. Uruguay is not the first,please.

Cultivating freedom - nice cliche

really?

ONLY IN URUGUAY

Bad idea, will be readily available for Kids and Teens..

God Is Great! "Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee;and thou shalt EAT the herb(weed) of the field" ~Genesis 3:18 "He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle,and herb(weed) for the SERVICE of man" ~Psalm 104:14 "...and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nation" ~Rev 22:2. IT CURES MANY ILLNESSES,IT'S NOT A HARDDRUG BUT A HERB.DON'T TAKE OVERDOSE! JUST LIKE ANYTHING TAKEN IN EXCESS,THERE WILL BE SIDEEFFECT.TAKE APPRIOPRIATE DOSE FOR YOUR HEAD.AT THE END,THE WORLD WILL FINALLY EMBRACE THE REJECTED HERB.

As they are ready to invest in this project, let them be ready to build more psychiatric hospital because they will start having mentally challenge people in their country. When others are busy looking for better things to produce and export, they are busy enacting laws for marijuana. Very soon they will start looking for countries to export it to.

I know people like Terry G will like to visit this country.

wow
Now in Uruguay...
... a friend with weed is a friend indeed.
lol

osymerga: The Op should keep quite.Stop misinforming people please.Did you know that marijuana and prostitution has been legal in Holland for a long time now ? Go and do your research very well,peace. Uruguay is not the first,please.

hey you shut d Bleep up, it was never legalize in Netherland. Help yourself, except you know pass CNN and google

https://www.google.com.ng/?gws_rd=cr&ei=a4OoUoj5IKSe0wWKoICYAw#q=First+country+to+legalize+Marijuana+

But it can't be smoked in public..Now in Uruguay,'Itz everywhere you go'

Really?

Wow....


So much for smooking!

a very good move....
now undergraduates can walk up to a pharmacy & get their quality substance instead of buying contaminated stuff that kills them on the streets. the rest of the world should follow suit.

marijuana is medicinal

GustavoFring: They need to Legalise this law here in the UK.

I cant wait to go to the Cornershop and Order a nice Jumbo

it was downgraded to class C between 2004 & 2009. possession of low quantity for use cannot lead to an arrest but distributing it could lead to an arrest then it was later upgraded to a class B drug.

imagine marijuana being legalised in nigeria.the president will be like"fellow nigerians....wait a minute"inhale and exhale then he will say"where was i erm fellow bokoharians"

Wonders shall never end

Wow! Was thinkin jamaica was gonna be the 1st to do that.

Portin 2 uruguawa now!!

I acquiesce, Uruguay is at a cul-de-sac

Damn! I travelling there nw nw.

get ur fact right. Marijuana was first legalise in S. Korea

Chimney go plenty

Good. In no time, the depleted ozone layer might be fixed.

Datz nice!

Migration mode activated!

Na wa oo,this law will surely boost tourism by 100 percent.its going be choas in dat con3,people are gonna be getting high like crazy,smh

Correct Country

1st ola:

I see why It can't be in Nigeria. because of people like u...

haha..lol

Yeah you can see them smoking all over the street already sef.. Hahaha