Finally, Uruguay has passed the bill into law. Good news for lovers of pots, marijuana, cannabis, joint or whatever name you want to call it, as Uruguay has legalised the use of this drug and its production. The President, President Jose Mujica has been championing the legalization of this drug for some time now.
The government-sponsored bill was approved by 16-13 votes in the Senate; sixteen leftist senators of 29 voted in favour of the legislation, presented by the leftist ruling Broad Front and championed by President Jose Mujica who will sign it into law.
Uruguay Becomes The First Country to Legalise Marijuana ProductionUruguayans are now permitted to grow the drug without the fear of breaking the country’s law, or they can buy up to 40 grams per month from the government via pharmacies. Private clubs are also licensed to allow the consumption of marijuana by its customers, adding to the citizens’ existing rights to smoke it legally.
Consumers over the age of 18 will be able to grow their own marijuana, though no more than six plants per person.


“The war against drugs has failed,” said Senator Roberto Conde as he presented the bill to Congress, calling the legislation an “unavoidable response” to that failure.
“Marijuana is the illegal drug that is most consumed, fundamentally by young people, one that is perceived as extremely low risk and is easily obtained,” he said
MP Veronica Alonso of National Party in Uruguay has been against the legalization of marijuana.
“This doesn’t solve the problem of drug trafficking because if you want to solve that problem then shortly we will be talking about legalising and regulating cocaine which is the most important market,” she said
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“There are a lot of doubts and the doubts are legitimate,” President Jose Mujica
And he continued by saying “But doubts shouldn’t paralyse us in trying new paths to deal with the problem that has gripped us,” adding: “You have to give it a chance.”
Dr Luis Gallo – who has been in medicine for 40 years – has been a key backer of the bill in the Senate.
“The consumer is currently part of a criminal cycle – be it organised crime or trafficking. That has had very grave social consequences for public security,” he said.
Dr Gallo says that there will be a national institute for the regulation of cannabis, which will be similar to the regulation of tobacco in the country.
It is confirmed that registered drug users should be able to start buying marijuana over the counter from licensed pharmacies in April.
Some countries like Canada, the Netherlands and Israel have legal programmes for growing medical cannabis, but do not allow its cultivation for recreational use; thereby, making Uruguay the first country to legalise the growing, sale and smoking of marijuana

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