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The subscription service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.Uruguay has launched the first-of-its kind legalization of marijuana, allowing residents who want to grow their own to sign up to do so.
But the new law, which comes with strict guidelines when it enacted in May, received a lukewarm welcome.
Juan Vaz, a well-known cannabis activist, told AP it was because of the years of illegal growing.
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"There are some people who might feel persecuted," Vaz said. "For many years, they grew plants in secret and it's hard to break from that way of thinking."
Under the new law, citizens and legal residents older than 18 can grow up to six female plants and annually harvest up to 480 grams.
Uruguay is the first country in the world to regulate the cultivation and sale of marijuana, AP reported.
The law passed Parliament in December 2013 and also allows a method of controlled sales within the country....
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