Uruguay legal cannabis sale delayed to next year, says president

BBC News (UK)
Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Uruguayan President Jose Mujica has said the start of legal cannabis sales will be delayed until next year due to "practical difficulties". Sales in state-owned pharmacies were due to begin as early as November. But in an interview with the AFP news agency, Mujica said government-produced marijuana could end up in the illegal market if implementation of the law was rushed. Note: Government denies delay (in Spanish), see also Uruguay may delay marijuana sales, or maybe not.