Tag: Uruguay

Study: Cannabis Legalization Not Associated With Increased Adolescent Use

Written by Johnny Green on June 10, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Modern cannabis prohibition policies were enacted starting in the early 1900s, and since that time, cannabis advocates around the world have worked very hard to reform laws that prohibit cannabis activity,...

Did Cannabis Usage Rates Spike In Uruguay And Canada Post-Legalization?

Written by Johnny Green on May 14, 2025. Posted in Policy.

A common prediction made by cannabis opponents when cannabis policy modernization proposals are being considered is that cannabis consumption rates, particularly cannabis misuse rates, will dramatically...

World’s First President To Legalize Recreational Cannabis Passes Away

Written by Johnny Green on May 13, 2025. Posted in Policy.

National-level recreational cannabis reform has occurred in six countries so far, and hopefully, more will be on the way soon. However, one country will always hold the distinction of being the first...

Rate Of Legal Cannabis Buyers Continues To Increase In Uruguay

Written by Hazel Norman on January 19, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Uruguay became the first nation on earth to adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization law back in 2013. The first legal recreational sales were launched in registered pharmacies in Uruguay in...

Uruguay’s Legal Cannabis Exports Continue To Increase

Written by Hazel Norman on November 25, 2024. Posted in Business.

Uruguay will forever hold the title of being the first country to adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure. Lawmakers in Uruguay adopted recreational cannabis legalization in 2013, with...

Pharmacies In Uruguay To Sell Recreational Cannabis With Higher THC Levels

Written by Johnny Green on October 28, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Uruguay became the first country on earth to adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure back in 2013, with legal recreational cannabis sales launching in 2017, including sales through...

Uruguay Secretary Provides Update On Nation’s Cannabis Policy Approach

Written by Johnny Green on December 6, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Uruguay will always hold the distinct title of being the first nation on the planet to pass a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure. Since Uruguay passed its measure in 2013, three other...

Uruguay’s Medical Cannabis Industry To Expand Via Authorization Of ‘Master Formulas’

Written by Hazel Norman on March 5, 2023. Posted in Business, Policy, Science.

Uruguay was the first country to ever pass and implement a national adult-use legalization measure. Lawmakers initially passed a legalization measure back in 2013, and regulated adult-use sales via...

Is Uruguay’s Cannabis Industry About To Evolve?

Written by Hazel Norman on January 14, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Over nine years ago Uruguay made history after passing the world’s first-ever national adult-use cannabis legalization measure. In December 2013 Uruguay’s President José Mujica signed a...