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URUGUAYAN DRUG POLICY REFORM
Raquel Peyraube , MD
rpeyraube@icee rs .o rg
The Science & Pol icy SummitApr i l 17 -18 2016
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Geopolitical theoretical framework
Based on:
- Security
- Public Health
- Human Rights
Prioritizing HHRR Conventions and national
sovereignty over drug conventions
Cannabis regulation as a HR tool to reduce negative
impact on effects of
¬ drugs
¬ modality of consumption
¬ social and political answer to the problem
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Protecting democracy from massive corruption and the
creation of narco-states
Reducing drug related harms of cannabis, consumption of
more harmful drugs and incarceration for possession
Including cannabinoids and cannabis products in
Medicine practice and research (preclinical and clinical)
Creating a new national industry and consequently more
possibilities of work for people.
Cannabis Legalization - Uruguay
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Organic cultures only
Standards and profiles for strains to be sold in
pharmacies for adult use: content of THC 15%
maximum
Registration: 3 ways of access are exclusive
Adult use access: self-cultivation, cannabis clubs
membership and buying up to 40 gr/month
Government determines the total production amount,
price, provide the strains, and gives the land to
licensees
No branding, advertising, promotions & sales
Cannabis Legalization - Uruguay
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Through pharmacies and health care providers only
Presenting a prescription (same as for psychotropic
med.)
Projects and products must be approved by Health
Ministry and IRCCA to get the license.
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Cannabis Legalization - Uruguay