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Weekly Report - 03 May 2018 (WR-18-17)

URUGUAY: Legal marijuana market not making the grade

Ever since Uruguay legalised marijuana and placed the production and sale of the narcotic under state control in 2017, there has been a lot of interest to see if the initiative could succeed in undermining illegal drug trafficking and reducing the incidence of violent crimes associated with it. The release of a new report by Uruguay’s cannabis regulation and control institute (Ircca), which found that, despite legalisation, half of marijuana consumers in Uruguay still buy the narcotic from illegal sources, is sure to attract attention. The question is whether this just shows that the initiative needs to be improved, or whether it is likely to fail to achieve its objectives.

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