In an attempt to thwart illegal resales, Uruguay is limiting licensed buyers of marijuana to 10 grams a week, as the South American country attempts to write its rules for its legal market in the drug, now two weeks overdue.
The Uruguayan authorities are developing fees for pot sales to match highly-taxed cigarette and alcohol sales.
They have also decided that licensed cannabis users will be limited to 10 grams a week and pharmacies will not be allowed to sell their proscribed 40 grams a month in one go, an official in the drug control office told AP on condition of anonymity.
In practice this means being able to smoke twenty joints a week or being able to grow up to six plants for personal use.
Registered pot buyers will also get cards linked to an electronic database that will track users’ purchases but not reveal the names of the buyer to pharmacy staff.
Another problem in writing the law is how to trace marijuana plants from seed to smoke, one of the promises made by the law’s promoters. They say government-approved marijuana plants would have genetic markers and be cloned to identify them as legitimate and all growers, sellers and users would be inspected and tested. How to accomplish this in practice is proving difficult, however.
Preliminary estimates are that ten to twenty hectares of marijuana cultivation would be enough to meet domestic demand.
Uruguay became the first South American country to legalize marijuana in December and is still working out the details of how the law will be implemented. President Jose Mujica has requested that no details be released to the press until the final rules are published on Friday or Monday.
In an attempt to thwart illegal resales, Uruguay is limiting licensed buyers of marijuana to 10 grams a week, as the South American country attempts to write its rules for its legal market in the drug, now two weeks overdue.The Uruguayan authorities are developing fees for pot sales to match highly-taxed cigarette and alcohol sales.They have also decided that licensed cannabis users will be limited to 10 grams a week and pharmacies will not be allowed to sell their proscribed 40 grams a month in one go, an official in the drug control office told AP on condition of anonymity.In practice this means being able to smoke twenty joints a week or being able to grow up to six plants for personal use.Registered pot buyers will also get cards linked to an electronic database that will track users’ purchases but not reveal the names of the buyer to pharmacy staff.Another problem in writing the law is how to trace marijuana plants from seed to smoke, one of the promises made by the law’s promoters. They say government-approved marijuana plants would have genetic markers and be cloned to identify them as legitimate and all growers, sellers and users would be inspected and tested. How to accomplish this in practice is proving difficult, however.Preliminary estimates are that ten to twenty hectares of marijuana cultivation would be enough to meet domestic demand.อุรุกวัยเป็น ประเทศแรกที่อเมริกาใต้ตามกฎหมายกัญชาในเดือนธันวาคม และยังทำรายละเอียดว่าจะใช้กฎหมาย ประธานาธิบดี Jose Mujica ได้ร้องขอว่า ไม่มีรายละเอียดออกไปให้กดจนกว่ากฎสุดท้ายจะประกาศในวันศุกร์หรือวันจันทร์
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