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Uruguay's move to legalise the production and sale of marijuana breaks international law, the world drugs body said Wednesday, warning it would encourage addiction. "Uruguay is breaking the international conventions on drug control with the cannabis legislation approved by its congress," said the International Narcotics Control Board, a UN body that oversees the implementation of international ...

 

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Uruguay is set to become the first nation in the world to legalize the cultivation, sale, and use of marijuana after the senate yesterday gave its support in a 16-13 vote. The legislation now awaits President Jose Mujica, who is expected to sign the bill into law before the end of the year. “Einstein said there’s nothing more absurd than trying to change results by always repeating the same ...

 

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By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - Uruguay's legalisation of marijuana violates an international drug control convention and fails to consider a negative health impact, a body set up to monitor compliance with the five-decade-old treaty said on Wednesday. The president of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), Raymond Yans, said the change would not protect young people but would ...

 

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That convention on narcotics details how to go about legalisation of cannabis should a nation state choose to do so.  Essentially its to be treated the same as opium and controlled by the government in the hope of killing off the black market as much as possible.  Call me crazy but that doesn't really sound illegal :rolleyes:

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London, Dec. 12 (ANI): Uruguay's decision to legalise marijuana violates international law, United Nations drugs watchdog has said. The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) warned that the move, which includes production, sale and consumption of marijuana, would endanger young people and could lead to addiction. INCB chief Raymond Yans said he was 'surprised' that the government in ...

 

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