5 of the Worst USAID Scandals in History
The agency's low points, from working with child sex abusers to enabling drug trafficking
Uruguay
Losing Patience With Legislators, Mexico's Supreme Court Orders Permits Allowing Consumers To Grow and Possess Marijuana
Six years after the court ruled that pot prohibition was unconstitutional, the Mexican Congress is still dithering about how to license and regulate commercial suppliers.
The Israeli Government Plans to Legalize Marijuana
Depending on how soon Mexico acts, Israel could be the third country in the world to allow recreational use.
Hope for Free Market Reform in Uruguay
President Luis Lacalle Pou's defense of free market capitalism—extremely rare in Latin America—is no coronavirus fluke.
Will Uruguay's Luis Lacalle Pou Deliver Where Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro Has Faltered?
New hope for free market reform in Latin America.
Uruguay's President Lectures Americans on Cigarettes and Becoming a Bilingual Country
Recently signed a bill into law that legalized and regulated marijuana
The Architect of Uruguay's Marijuana Legalization Speaks Out
"Current drug policy is disastrous. Doing nothing is not an option anymore," says Julio Calzada, one of the men behind Uruguay's drug revolution.
United Nations Says Uruguay's Legalization of Marijuana Violates International Law
Warning about addiction
International Drug Warriors Say Uruguay Pot Legalization Breaks Treaties
Treating people like they have the right to their own bodies is apparently a bad thing
Uruguay Poised to Become First Country to Legalize Marijuana Sales
Senate expected to give final approval today
Uruguay to Sell Marijuana for $1 a Gram
Will be first country to license and tax production
Uruguay's House of Representatives Votes To Legalize Marijuana
Bill now headed to the Senate, where it is expected to pass
Sam and Frodo Can Finally Get Married
New Zealand approves same-sex marriage recognition
Uruguay's Government Fights Popular Opposition To Legalize Marijuana
As Americans suffer from the opposite problem
Uruguay May Have Legal Pot Shops Before Colorado or Washington Does
Last week a bill legalizing production and distribution of marijuana was introduced in Uruguay's General Assembly.
Uruguay Congress Debates Marijuana Legalization
The law would impose heavy regulation, which might not be a brilliant idea
Uruguay Congress Votes to Allow Abortion Up to Twelve Weeks
Passed by fifty votes to forty-nine
Pot Plan Goes to Uruguay's Congress
Semi-legalization scheme would give the state a monopoly on marijuana
