DU students travel to Uruguay to learn about the cannabis culture

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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- Colorado leads the way in the marijuana business with states, countries and even Universities around the world looking at our program.  A group of Denver University (DU) students traveled to Uruguay as part of an international study program to examine the country’s cannabis culture and how it compares to Colorado.

It was a surprise for the students when they saw a glimpse of a marijuana grow cultivated by the Uruguay government.   “Wow…It was a room that looked like a field of marijuana plants. I’d never seen anything like that.” said Brittany Sandage.

The cannabis class toured a tiny cultivation in the business district of Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. The country recently legalized cannabis in an effort to stop the black market for drugs. The government plans to undercut the black market, by selling joints for less than a dollar.

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