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In December 2013, Uruguay became the first country in the world to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana, passing laws promoted by then-President José Mujica designed to set up the world's first nationally controlled marijuana industry.
Under the new laws, Uruguayans earned the right to grow small amounts of marijuana for their own use. On a larger scale, the federal government would allow private licensed growers to produce weed that would then be sold in pharmacies to registered customers at a fixed-rate price said to be as low as a dollar per gram.
The government planned to genetically track all plants produced under the program, which was designed to regulate and limit marijuana consumption instead of relying on supply-side enforcement against drug dealers.
Nearly two years later, the country is moving forward with the new plan. It's a plan that's showing signs of promise, but not without some problems too.
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