Uruguay, the first country in the world to legalize adult-use marijuana in 2013, initially made headlines as a pioneer in cannabis regulation. However, despite early momentum, the industry now faces ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Juan Vaz, an Uruguayan activist and government aide who has been jailed for growing marijuana in his home, says it’s time to end a contradiction that lets people in his ...

Uruguay was the first country in the world to legalise recreational cannabis. Five years after its pioneering law was passed, how's the industry getting on? "We sold a lot of cannabis on the first day ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — A group has taken steps to become the first officially recognized marijuana-growing club in Uruguay, where lawmakers have made their country the world’s first national ...

Uruguay’s José “Pepe” Mujica, the world’s “poorest” (and coolest) president. Sign up “We ask the world to help us create this experience. It will allow us to adopt a socio-political experiment to ...

Uruguay, the first country in the world to legalize recreational marijuana, is currently exporting low-THC cannabis, or hemp, to the United States. In an exclusive conversation with Hasse for Forbes, ...

MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Uruguay will exempt marijuana production and sales from taxes in a bid to ensure prices remain low enough to undercut competition from black market pot smuggled in from Paraguay ...

Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings Uruguayan lawmakers vote the bill legalizing marijuana, in Montevideo, on ...

(AP) – A look at a proposal to legalize marijuana in the South American nation of Uruguay, compared with the new laws approved by voters this month to legalize use of the drug in the western U.S.

MONTEVIDEO, May 6 (Reuters) - Uruguayans will be allowed to buy enough marijuana to roll about 20 joints a week at a price well below the black market rate, the government said on Tuesday as it ...

MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Uruguay became the first country to legalise the growing, sale and smoking of marijuana on Tuesday, a pioneering social experiment that will be closely watched by other nations ...