Tomorrow: Will Uruguay Be First Country To Legalize Marijuana?

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http://blog.norml.org/2013/07/30/tomorrow-will-uruguay-be-first-country-to-legalize-marijuana/


Tomorrow: Will Uruguay Be First Country To Legalize Marijuana?

by Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director
July 30, 2013

As soon as tomorrow afternoon votes are expected in the Uruguayan House of Representatives which will cast the country into the lead to become the first country to official end cannabis prohibition.

The country’s president, José Mujica, and the ruling party in the Uruguayan Senate, Frente Ampli, are also public supporters of replacing cannabis prohibition with a state monopoly on cannabis commerce.

Since President Mujica’s public support for legalization was made public in Uruguay last year, a concerted effort to reform the country’s cannabis laws has been underway featuring national TV ad campaigns: with well produced ads featuring mothers, doctors and lawyers.

[Judi Lynn]

1. Viva,José Mujica.He's got guts to try this in what the US sees as its "backyard."n/t