law making the small South American country the first in the world to legalize and regulate pot
from production to sale.
Marijuana
Under a law approved in 2013, Uruguayans have been allowed to grow their own pot and smoke it in clubs.
But working out a timetable for pharmacies to sell it — the third and last conduit called for in the
legislation — proved more tricky. This has now been resolved, the state agency regulating
marijuana said in a statement Friday. To buy it in pharmacies people have to sign up on a registry, and so far 4,700 have done so.
Uruguay’s total population is 3.4 million. Pot smokers can buy a maximum of 40 grams a month. Under the first phase of the 2013 law, more than 6,600 growers have registered to produce the weed, and 51 smokers’ clubs have been authorized.
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