Uruguay will sell marijuana in 10-gram packages.
Secretary-General of Uruguay's National Drug Board, Milton Romani, said on Monday, the 4th, that legalized marijuana in the country will be sold in 10-gram packages, without advertising and with a series of instructions containing information about its composition and effects; cannabis packages will not be visible to the public in pharmacies, should cost around US$12, and can only be purchased by people who have previously registered in the system.
247 - The Secretary-General of Uruguay's National Drug Board, Milton Romani, said on Monday, the 4th, that marijuana legalized in the country will be sold in 10-gram packages, without advertising and with a series of indications that will include information about its composition and effects.
The packages of recreational cannabis will not be on public display in pharmacies, which will have a weekly inventory check. Although the price has not yet been set, it is expected that the gram will be sold for US$1,2 (approximately R$3,90) and that establishments will purchase it for US$0,9 (approximately R$2,90).
In Uruguay, only people who have previously registered in the system will be able to legally buy recreational marijuana. Pharmacies will have a device that will recognize the fingerprints of registered citizens and indicate the amount of marijuana they can purchase.
The legal purchase and sale of marijuana in Uruguay will begin its implementation through a pilot program in which around 50 of the nearly 1,2 pharmacies in the South American country have enrolled.
In 2013, under the presidency of José Mujica (2010-2015), Uruguay became the first country in the world to regulate the production, purchase, and sale of marijuana with a law that provides for its recreational, medicinal, and scientific use.