Marijuana ready for sale in Uruguayan pharmacies
The marijuana harvest has been ready since last August and is now available for sale in Uruguayan pharmacies, where each consumer can purchase 40 grams per month in 10-gram packages, at a price of $1.70 per gram. This marijuana was produced by several companies that won a competition to become the suppliers for the first 50 pharmacies that agreed to sell it.
According to authorities, the delay in the sale has been due to the need to implement security measures, since this law was approved and voted on in 2013. It is also known that the current president, Tabaré Vázquez, is not in favor of said law, which was passed during the government of José Mujica.
On the other hand, home cultivation is operating normally, and some 5,000 people registered at post offices are allowed to grow up to six plants at home. The various cannabis clubs located throughout the country are also functioning normally.
Likewise, in many Montevideo neighborhoods, the opening of grow centers has proliferated, premises intended for the sale of accessories and products dedicated to the cultivation of marijuana, but the delay of the sale in pharmacies has left the Uruguayan initiative created to take away market share from drug trafficking incomplete.
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