Most citizens of the South American nation oppose a law that would legalize pot. Jan. 17, 2013— -- Usually, you would expect middle-aged politicians, President Obama, for instance, to oppose, or ...

Uruguay's government unveiled a proposal to legalize and monitor the marijuana market, arguing that the drug is less harmful than the black market where it is trafficked. President Jose Mujica's ...

Uruguay is Set to Become the First Country Ever to Fully Legalize Weed July 31, 2013— -- Uruguay is a tiny nation of three million people known mostly for its feisty soccer team and its juicy, ...

In this Dec. 9, 2013,file photo, Marcelo Vazquez, a marijuana grower, checks the leaves of his marijuana plants for fungus, on the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay. Uruguayas drug czar Julio Calzada ...

(AP) – A look at a proposal to legalize marijuana in the South American nation of Uruguay, compared with the new laws approved by voters this month to legalize use of the drug in the western U.S.

Uruguay’s José “Pepe” Mujica, the world’s “poorest” (and coolest) president. “We ask the world to help us create this experience. It will allow us to adopt a socio-political experiment to address the ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — A group has taken steps to become the first officially recognized marijuana-growing club in Uruguay, where lawmakers have made their country the world’s first national ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Rossana Rilla could sell marijuana under Uruguay's pioneering law that lets pharmacies distribute pot. But she says there is no way she will. In her 28 years as a pharmacist ...

Legislators in Uruguay’s lower house today narrowly voted to legalize marijuana in an ambitious effort to target the illegal drug trade that has plagued the region. The bill, which President José ...

Uruguayan government overcomes public opposition to set global marijuana precedent. Uruguay is poised to become the first country to fully legalize the production, sale, and use of marijuana after a ...

Canada gets the headlines for its plan to legalize marijuana nationwide in 2018. So does anti-marijuana rhetoric from some officials in the Trump Administration. Meanwhile, in the South American ...

MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Marijuana pioneer Uruguay said on Thursday it had granted licenses to two companies to grow the plant for commercial distribution, adding that the pot should go on sale in ...