The legalization of cannabis in Uruguay is not like the picture painted by Pablo Iglesias

Pablo Iglesias spoke of an idyllic world after the legalization of marijuana in Uruguay that does not correspond with reality. 63% of Uruguayans were against the measure. Only 2,000 of the 150,000 consumers have pointed to legal records. The sell in pharmacies has been delayed until 2016. It is impossible that from this data legalizing marijuana has had a beneficial impact.

Pablo Iglesias visited El Hormiguero and made a plea for the legalization of cannabis in Spain: "That I may make me a gin and tonic or a rum in a bar and that someone is criminalized for smoking a joint seems idiotic. I've seen what they've done in Oregon and what they have done in Uruguay, which have legalized there and everything works fine. They have reduced crime, no crime related to cannabis, many have raised taxes and they have rationalized one thing in our society and everyone is very...

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