As Uruguay inches closer to nabbing the title as the first nation to legalize marijuana, President Jose “Pepe” Mujica has asked for international support to legalize the plant. Much to the United Nation’s chagrin, in August Uruguay became the first country to pass a bill that would legalize marijuana at a national level, as well as regulate the
Uruguay’s President Asks World To Support Marijuana Legalization
President Mujica has compared the marijuana legalization effort to alcohol, where the money generated can contribute to the public good.