February 25th, 2015: Uruguay passed a bill in 2013 regulating the production, distribution and consumption of marijuana. That decision placed the country front and center in drug policy debates worldwide.
Join FIU and Uruguayan experts to find out:
• What is the impact of regulating marijuana consumption on a society?
• What are the pros and cons of legalizing an illicit substance?
• How have Uruguayans reacted?
• What are the international implica¬tions of marijuana legalization?
LACC’s Impact of Marijuana Legalization in Uruguay is part of the Latin American Marijuana Research Initiative (LAMRI) and
is the first of its kind to examine the im¬pact of marijuana regulation in this Latin American country and its influence across the hemisphere.
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