Uruguay to create world's first national marijuana trade
Uruguay lawmakers voted 16 to 13 to allow the new government-run marijuana industry, which Mujica says is an effort to take a more positive approach to the global drug war.read more
View ArticleUN narcotics body says Uruguay marijuana bill violates global drug treaties
“Such a law would be in complete contravention to the provisions of the international drug control treaties, in particular the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, to which Uruguay is a party,”...
View Article5 key takeaways from Uruguay's push to legalize marijuana
MONTEVIDEO — Legislators in the lower house narrowly passed Uruguay's Regulation of Marijuana bill, wide-ranging legislation that, if successful, will propel this small South American nation to the...
View ArticleUruguay to vote on marijuana legislation bill
If passed by both the House and the Senate, Uruguay would be the first country to legally regulate the production, distribution and sale of marijuana.read more
View ArticleLatin America takes action to decriminalize abortion
While policymakers may be under the impression that restrictive laws help curb abortion rates, research shows the opposite is true. In places where abortion is illegal or heavily restricted, an...
View ArticleUruguay approves abortion law
LIMA — Uruguay is set to become the third nation in Latin America to allow abortion on demand. The country’s senate approved a bill Wednesday, by 17 votes to 14, which would permit pregnancy...
View ArticleUruguay’s president mulls a state marijuana monopoly
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — In November 2010, 68-year-old Argentine writer Alicia Castilla moved across the River Plate to Uruguay in search of a tranquil life. But just months later, her new home became the...
View ArticleUruguay votes to legalize abortion
President Jose Mujica said he will approve the law if the Senate approves the changes, as it had already voted for an earlier, more liberal version of the bill last December.read more
View ArticleFernando Lugo: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay pull out of Paraguay
Brazil's foreign ministry said the decision was made "due to the breakdown of democracy in Paraguay."read more
View ArticleUruguay to sell marijuana to registered users
Uruguay has reportedly passed a series of measures to legalize and regulate marijuana at the state level, giving the government control over the drug's distribution networks, consumer records, and...
View ArticleUruguay nurses charged over dozens of patient deaths
Two male nurses face murder charges, and a female nurse with covering up the crime, in Uruguay's capital Montevideo after admitting to killing dozens of patients.read more
View ArticleAbortion to be OKed in Uruguay
Another conservative Latin American country takes a step to the left Sarah Childress Uruguay's decision to allow abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy marked a major departure from the...
View ArticleUruguay senate passes bill to legalize abortion
The debate in the senate lasted 10 hours and saw heated discussion between supporters and opponents of the bill.read more
View ArticleUruguay revokes 'Dirty War' amnesty
Uruguay's congress has revoked an amnesty that protects officers from prosecution for crimes committed while the country was under military rule from 1975 to 1983.read more
View ArticleThe invading Asian mollusk
A voracious snail is spreading in Argentina and Uruguay, threatening native fish and clams. Stephanie Garlow The Asian longhorned beetle has been eating trees in the United States. The Central...
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