Uruguay mulls government marijuana sales
		
				Associated Press
Thursday, June 21, 2012
	
	
	Thursday, June 21, 2012
 Uruguay is planning a novel approach to fighting its rising crime: having its government sell marijuana to take drug profits out of the hands of dealers. Under the plan backed by President Jose Mujica's leftist administration, only the government would be allowed to sell marijuana and only to adults who register on a government database, letting officials keep track of  their purchases over time. Profits would reportedly go toward rehabilitating drug addicts.
Uruguay is planning a novel approach to fighting its rising crime: having its government sell marijuana to take drug profits out of the hands of dealers. Under the plan backed by President Jose Mujica's leftist administration, only the government would be allowed to sell marijuana and only to adults who register on a government database, letting officials keep track of  their purchases over time. Profits would reportedly go toward rehabilitating drug addicts.
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