Category Archives: Uruguay

Uruguay could become the first country in the world to legalize marijuana.

Uruguay launches a nationwide public debate over marijuana legalization – Its government deserves our full support On November 15, 2012, the government of Uruguay submitted to its parliament a proposal for the legalization of the sale of marijuana under state … Continue reading

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Colombia, Uruguay, Guatemala: Drug Policy Reform on the Move in Latin America

Colombia: Creation of an Advisory Commission on Drug Policy Colombia’s drug legislation is being re-assessed in an attempt to tackle drug use, trafficking and other drugs-related issues that have plagued the country at all levels of society for the past … Continue reading

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What to expect from the 2016 special UN session on global drug policy?

3 years to shift the balance of power from the drug prohibitionist camp to the reformist camp at the UN On November 27, the UN General Assembly adopted a Mexican proposal to hold an emergency drug policy summit, scheduled for … Continue reading

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Petición de apoyo a la legalización controlada de marihuana en Uruguay

Click here for English version El gobierno uruguayo anunció el 20 de junio que enviaría una iniciativa de ley para la legalización de la venta de la mariguana (la posesión y uso ya son legales en este país). Si se … Continue reading

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Petition in support of the controlled legalization of Marijuana in Uruguay

Haga clic aquí para versión en español On November 15, the government of Uruguay submitted to its parliament a proposal for the legalization of the sale of marijuana under state control (possession and use of marijuana is already legal in … Continue reading

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Drug legalization debate brought to the UN General Assembly

The 76th UN assembly opened its doors in New York yesterday, Monday September 24, and for the first time ever, drug legalization will be brought up by no less than three Latin American heads of state. Both Guatemalan and Colombian … Continue reading

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Drug legalization debate intensifies in Latin America

The state of drug policy Reform in Latin America Latin America has been (and still is) the hardest-hit region by the War on Drugs. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that it is the part of the world with the … Continue reading

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