Cannabis in Uruguay

By Natalia Kesselman and Joana Scopel via El Planteo Uruguay, the first country in the world to legalize recreational marijuana, is currently exporting low-THC cannabis, or hemp, to the United States. According to information procured exclusively by Javier Hasse, managing director of Benzinga...

On December 10, 2013, Uruguay decriminalized the use of cannabis and moved to regulate the sale and home cultivation of the plant for adult use, becoming the first country in the world to do so. From that moment on, the Uruguayan State designed a legal framework that now encompasses growers...