On Wednesday 31 July the Drug
Policy Alliance issued a media release announcing that he Uruguayan House
of Representatives approved a bill to legally regulate marijuana. Passing with
50 out of 96 votes, the bill now goes to the Senate. If approved by the Senate,
Uruguay will become the first country in the world to legally regulate the production,
distribution and sale of marijuana.
Commenting on the move, Ethan Nadelmann, executive director
of the Drug Policy Alliance said
“Uruguay’s bold move does more
than follow in the footsteps of Colorado and Washington. It provides a model
for legally regulating marijuana that other countries, and U.S. states, will
want to consider – and a precedent that will embolden others to follow in their
footsteps.”
Read the full media release here.
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