Pubdate: Tue, 20 May 2014 Source: Chicago Tribune (IL) Copyright: 2014 Chicago Tribune Company Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/IuiAC7IZ Website: http://www.chicagotribune.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/82 URUGUAY PLANS NO TAXES FOR MARIJUANA GROWERS, DEALERS 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 from Paraguay, according to consultants advising the government on a plan for legalization. Congress approved a law allowing the cultivation and sale of marijuana in December, making Uruguay the first country to do so, with the aim of wresting the business away from criminals. - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D