Uruguay: Yes we cannabis

Small country's move to legalise weed has more than token significance for future of the "war on drugs"
Al Jazeera
Friday, December 20, 2013

When Uruguay recently became the first country in the world to legalise and regulate the production, distribution and sale of marijuana, it was a long-time dream realised for marijuana activist Juan Vaz. But it also came with a lot of work and campaigning. Vaz, a co-founder of the Uruguayan Association of Cannabis Studies, is are already looking to the next steps. "The time of fighting, protesting, asking for our rights and campaigning is over," he said. "Now it is about time to build things."