Chilean senator's confession heats debate on legalising marijuana

BBC News (UK)
Friday, July 27, 2012

fulvio-rossiMarijuana remains an illegal substance in Chile, but there are a growing number of shops in the country which sell cannabis products. A recent admission by Senator Fulvio Rossi that he occasionally smokes the drug has heated the debate over whether the drug should be legalised.

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