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Uruguay was the first country to legalize cannabis trade

 

Uruguay became Wednesday 11 décembbre, the first country to legalize cannabis for recreational use. In the wake of MPs, senators approved the law regulating the production and consumption of marijuana, the Netherlands, Spain or the U.S. states of Colorado and Washington already tolerant culture under certain conditions.

The novelty of the Uruguayan provision takes in that it will allow the state to take control of the production and sale of the product. Specifically, the text provides three ways to access cannabis self-cultivation (six plants maximum) culture in clubs members (including a maximum of 45 people and 99 plants) and pharmacy sales, public oversight (40 grams maximum per month). Any farmer or user must register on a national register and the sale will be reserved for adults residing in Uruguay. All advertising will remain prohibited, and cultivation of marijuana out of the box system will remain illegal.

By October, even before the law goes before the Senate, the government of Montevideo and had indicated a desire to fix the price of 0.75 euro per gram, the current index and in the street.

"Greater availability also for children"

With this regulation which he instigated, Uruguayan President José Mujica, who came to power in 2009, aims to undermine the powerful networks of drug trafficking. "When you legalize, you allow anyone to consume or plant under state control. The user can thus benefit from a guaranteed price and the quality of the product. There will be more interest in using an underground market, says Christian Tharel, administrator Lyon Information and cannibique Research Collective (IARC), which advocates the legalization cannabis.

The Act also provides, according to the government, to limit the risks associated with marijuana use and divert its fans dealers that could lead to harder drugs. "In terms of prevention, authentication mode set by Uruguay has been cleverly thought because it will allow consumers to have access to information concerning the product sold, note Meanwhile Christian Tharel. It is claimed that the prohibition preserves youth, but those who do consume no matter how they have no information on what they smoke. "

Uruguayan opposition to the legalization of market risk to facilitate access to marijuana for young people. "Law defective in form and substance, challenged on Monday , AFP Senator Alfredo Solari opposition. Certainty that there will be a greater availability of cannabis [...] makes me fear greater availability also for children and adolescents, which is the most serious "consequence of this law control.

"Uruguay is trying to strike a blow"

Providing a complete "experience for the world," the head of the Uruguayan State hopes to convince him the international community of the merits of the initiative. Several former Latin American presidents have also provided his support, arguing that political repression conducted previously against drug trafficking have been e failure.

"Uruguay is trying to strike a blow, says Christian Tharel. The challenge of this law is to determine whether cannabis is a drug which can only manage consumption, such as alcohol. "To calm opposition, President José Mujica s' is already committed to "back off" if the experiment was turning wimpy. But the executive may take his first lessons at the end of next year. According to Montevideo, the decrees of the law, supposed to kick off the production will be ready in April 2014.