Pubdate: Thu, 01 Aug 2013
Source: Seattle Times (WA)
Copyright: 2013 The Seattle Times Company
Contact:  http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/409

LEGALIZING POT

Uruguay's lower house late Wednesday approved a bill to legalize 
marijuana, opening the way for the authorities to create one of Latin 
America's most ambitious nationwide endeavors in overhauling drug 
policy. After hours of debate, legislators in Uruguay's capital, 
Montevideo, voted 50-46 in favor of the legislation, which now goes 
to the Senate, where lawmakers have assured President Jose Mujica 
that they have a comfortable majority to approve the legislation.
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