Uruguay marijuana legalization; President: Only Pot Will Be Legal. Uruguay’s president has proposed a plan for the legalization of marijuana, in a move which would make Uruguay the first nation in the world to sell the drug directly.

Speaking in an interview Thursday with Colombia’s RCN radio network, President Jose Mujica denied his proposal meant he wished to see other drugs legalized. Mujica argues that such a law would remove drug profits from the pockets of dealers and smugglers, who continue to create an “unwinnable” drug trafficking problem for police.

Mujica didn’t give a date on when his government would present Uruguay’s Congress with the proposal, though as Mujica’s party dominates Congress, it stands a strong chance of being passed.

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