English Translation

The marijuana legalization project in Uruguay took a big hit.

The Uruguayan president, Jose Mujica, said on Tuesday that he asked legislators from his party to “halt” the process to legalize the sale and buying of marijuana and which would make the state the sole manager of the drug.

In statements to Canal 10 television in Uruguay, Mujica affirmed his wish to soften the development of this project until the population understands the intent of the measure.

English Translation

• The resolution incorporates the proposal from the President of Mexico to hold a UN General Assembly Special Session on drugs
• It was co-sponsored by 95 countries including various countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and in the European Union, as well as Japan, China, Australia, and the United States

The Foreign Ministry is pleased to inform that the 67 UN General Assembly unanimously adopted the resolution presented by Mexico on international cooperation on the global problem of drugs.

English Translation

Montevideo- -- The Uruguayan government will sell 40 grams of marijuana a month for around $35 to each of the consumers officially registered, if the bill is approved which puts the production and sale into the hands of the state, said official sources today.

The director of the National Drug Board, Julio Calzada, told Radio Carve that the price will be the same as the price of marijuana currently in the black market and the drugs that the Uruguayan state will produce and sell will “have strict quality control”.

The feds claim that the only victims in their crackdown on medical cannabis dispensaries are profiteering drug peddlers out to make money off of marijuana-hungry citizens -- but that's far from the truth.

English Translation

International experts support Mayor Gustavo Petro’s proposal on “controlled consumption centers”. They recommend working together with health and police authorities.