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Uruguay’s superstar president bows out – but will his liberal marijuana laws survive?
Juan Palese, 25, stands outside the door of his Urugrow shop, sharing a red-tipped marijuana joint with a group of young friends. The sweet, pungent aroma of cannabis permeates the street as chattering students from Montevideo’s nearby school of social sciences walk heedlessly by.
“Two policemen live here, right next door,” Palese says with a mischievous look, leaning into the entrance of an old house next to his “grow shop”, where he sells fertilisers and compost for growing cannabis at home. Business is good, and a steady trickle of customers arrive throughout the afternoon.
The scene could easily present an idyllic testament as to how quickly and painlessly Uruguay, the tiny South American nation (population 3.4 million) that became the first in the world to legalise the sale of marijuana last year, has adapted to its new status as a haven for weed smokers. Except...
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