, Columnist
Uruguay Legalizes Pot, Stumbles
Uruguay's decision last year to legalize marijuana was sold to the country's citizens as a way to defeat the criminal gangs. It may not work as planned.
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Uruguay's decision last year to legalize marijuana was sold to the country's citizens as a way to defeat the criminal gangs responsible for almost all of the 22 tons of pot that are grown or smuggled into the country every year.
The trouble is that the latest rules, as designed, suggest that the country may end up undermining the law's intended goal.