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.
Depending on how soon Mexico acts, Israel could be the third country in the world to allow recreational use.
President Luis Lacalle Pou's defense of free market capitalism—extremely rare in Latin America—is no coronavirus fluke.
New hope for free market reform in Latin America.
Recently signed a bill into law that legalized and regulated marijuana
"Current drug policy is disastrous. Doing nothing is not an option anymore," says Julio Calzada, one of the men behind Uruguay's drug revolution.
Warning about addiction
Treating people like they have the right to their own bodies is apparently a bad thing
Senate expected to give final approval today
Will be first country to license and tax production
Bill now headed to the Senate, where it is expected to pass
New Zealand approves same-sex marriage recognition
As Americans suffer from the opposite problem
Last week a bill legalizing production and distribution of marijuana was introduced in Uruguay's General Assembly.
The law would impose heavy regulation, which might not be a brilliant idea
Passed by fifty votes to forty-nine
Semi-legalization scheme would give the state a monopoly on marijuana