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Home 🌿 Marijuana Politics 🌿 New Uruguay President Postpones a Key Step in Jose Mujica's Marijuana Legalization Law 🌿New Uruguay President Postpones a Key Step in Jose Mujica's Marijuana Legalization Law
Uruguay's new president has pledged to continue the marijuana legalization policies left by his predecessor, but has also decided to postpone the implementation of public sales of cannabis, a key part of outgoing president Jose "Pepe" Mujica's weed legalization plan.
With just a few days in office, Vázquez is moving more cautiously on the revolutionary law aimed at completely regulating the production and sale of marijuana in the small South American nation.
President Tabaré Vázquez, who took office on Sunday, has publicly stated that he does not support the consumption of weed, and suggested last year that a national growers database started by Mujica could eventually help the government "rehabilitate" weed smokers.
During his presidency, Mujica caught the world's attention by completely legalizing the production and sale of marijuana in 2013, placing the entire chain of production under state control. The law allowed for three different ways to acquire marijuana legally:...
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