Uruguay says legal marijuana to be good and cheap

[Judi Lynn]

Last edited Mon May 12, 2014, 12:17 AM - Edit history (1)

Uruguay says legal marijuana to be good and cheap
By Malena Castaldi
MONTEVIDEO Wed May 7, 2014 10:36am EDT


(Reuters) - Uruguayans will be allowed to buy enough marijuana to roll about 20 joints a week at a price well below the black market rate, the government said on Tuesday as it detailed a new law legalizing the cannabis trade.

Congress in December approved a law allowing the cultivation and sale of marijuana, making Uruguay the first country to do so, with the aim of wresting the business from criminals.

Leftist President Jose Mujica signed a decree outlining the fine print of the new policy on Tuesday. It says Uruguayans will be able to buy up to 10 grams of marijuana a week at between $0.85 and $1 dollar a gram, a low price designed to compete with black market cannabis that mostly comes from Paraguay.

Activists who have backed the measure said legalized marijuana would be high-grade and affordable.

"You can't compare a flower that is quality-controlled by the Public Health Ministry ... with Paraguayan (stuff) which is absolutely harmful because it has external substances," said Bruno Calleros of the Cannabis Liberation Movement.

More:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/07/us-uruguay-marijuana-idUSKBN0DN12D20140507

[Mnemosyne]

1. Hi Judy, wrong link. It goes to Post a new discussion in the LA forum.

[Judi Lynn]

2. Oh, boy! Very silly on my part! I just fixed it, I hope. Thank you for the alert. n/t

[Mnemosyne]

3. Glad could help out. I appreciate all you do, wish I still had the energy I used to have for it. nt

[FrodosPet]

4. What do you think about the ID and tracking?

Legalizing is a good thing, but it still seems really Big Brotherish.

So if a RW religious freak coup happens, and they have detailed lists of all the cannabis consumers, then what?

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http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/06/world/americas/uruguay-marijuana-rules/

New rules in Uruguay create a legal marijuana market
By Rafael Romo, Senior Latin American Affairs Editor
updated 7:15 PM EDT, Tue May 6, 2014

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For anyone considering traveling to Uruguay to smoke marijuana legally, President Jose Mujica, a big supporter of the law, says go elsewhere.

The law doesn't give foreigners the right to smoke or even buy the drug. In fact, consumers, sellers and distributors all have to be licensed by the government.

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"If we legalize it, we think that we will spoil the market (for drug traffickers) because we are going to sell it for cheaper than it is sold on the black market. And we are going to have people identified," he said.

With the help of state-of-the-art technology, authorities will track every gram or marijuana sold, according to Canepa. Bags will be bar-coded. The genetic information of plants that are legally produced will be kept on file. This will allow police to determine whether illegal marijuana is being commercialized.

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If a U.S. jurisdiction were to legalize under these parameters, people would be screaming bloody murder about the police state regulating personal behavior by restricting the amounts and types people can buy.

[Mnemosyne]

5. That part is a very, very bad idea for the reason you state - RW freakazoid coup.

All this crap over a freaking plant, that likely has never hurt anyone, shows only control and greed.