What Happened with Marijuana Legalization in Uruguay?

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I will never forget the watershed moment when, in December 2013, Uruguay became the first country in the world to completely legalize marijuana on a nation-wide level.

I was away from my home country, so I couldn’t take part in the celebrations. Due to the fact that I missed the moment perhaps, I kept some healthy dose of skepticism while still being happy that something new was about to be implemented. Uruguay was finally going to embark on a revolutionary alternative to the world-wide and decades-long failed war on drugs.

Marijuana isn’t good or bad. The best thing to do with debates between those who claim cannabis will solve all our problems and those who claim it is one of the deadliest things on Earth is to avoid them.

Something similar happens with marijuana legalization. It isn’t a matter of “yes” or “no,” but mostly about how. It was pretty...

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