A report on Cannabis (drug) and Cannabis in Uruguay

Close-up of flowering cannabis plant
Graffiti in Montevideo
Main short-term physical effects of cannabis
A joint prior to rolling, with a paper handmade filter on the left
Addiction experts in psychiatry, chemistry, pharmacology, forensic science, epidemiology, and the police and legal services engaged in delphic analysis regarding 20 popular recreational drugs. Cannabis was ranked 11th in dependence, 17th in physical harm, and 10th in social harm.
Types of cannabis
A macro cannabis bud
Present-day map of the Jirzankal Cemetery, site of the earliest evidence of cannabis smoking
Cannabis sativa from Vienna Dioscurides, c. 512 CE
Anti-Cannabis propaganda from 1935
Cannabis indica fluid extract, American Druggists Syndicate (pre-1937)
Process of making bhang in a Sikh village in Punjab, India. On the Hindu and Sikh festival of colors called Holi, it is a customary addition to some intoxicating drinks.
countries that have legalized medical use of cannabis
Example of a container and the recreational cannabis purchase in Canada.
Woman selling cannabis and bhang in Guwahati, Assam, India
Dried flower buds (marijuana)
A gram of kief
Hashish
Hash oil
Infusion (dairy butter)

Cannabis is legal in Uruguay, and is one of the most widely used drugs in the nation.

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In 2013, Uruguay became the first country to legalize recreational use of cannabis.

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Close-up of flowering cannabis plant

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Country in South America.

Monument to the Charrúa, the indigenous people of Uruguay
The Portuguese established Colonia do Sacramento in 1680.
The oath of the Thirty-Three Orientals in 1825 prior to the beginning of the Cisplatine War, in which Uruguay gained independence from the Empire of Brazil
Manuel Oribe served as President of Uruguay and led the Blancos in the Civil War.
The victory of the Ejército Grande at the Battle of Caseros resulted in the overthrow of Juan Manuel de Rosas.
Uruguayan troops in trenches at the Battle of Tuyutí in 1866, during the War of the Triple Alliance
Palacio Salvo, built in Montevideo from 1925 to 1928, was once the tallest building in Latin America.
Former Uruguayan president Jorge Batlle with former U.S. president George H. W. Bush in 2003
2011 bicentennial celebrations at the Palacio Legislativo in Montevideo
A satellite image of Uruguay
Cerro Batoví in Tacuarembó Department
Lake at Iporá Resort in Tacuarembó
Köppen–Geiger climate classification map for Uruguay
Palacio Legislativo, Montevideo
Palacio Piria, seat of the supreme court
A map of the departments of Uruguay
Tabaré Vázquez (former two-term President 2005–2010, 2015–2020) with then-President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2007
From right to left: Then-president José Mujica with his wife Lucía Topolansky and the former presidents of Uruguay Luis Alberto Lacalle, Jorge Batlle and Tabaré Vázquez in 2011
Current Uruguay's president Luis Lacalle Pou at a press conference, Apr. 22, 2022.
Uruguayan Army T-54 Main battle tank
GDP per capita development since 1900
A proportional representation of Uruguay exports, 2019
World Trade Center Montevideo
Vineyard in Uruguay
Punta del Este is one of the main tourist destinations in the Southern Cone.
The historic colonial city of Colonia del Sacramento
Port of Montevideo
Carrasco International Airport, Montevideo
Punta del Este International Airport
Population pyramid in 2020
The Church of Saint Charles Borromeo in San Carlos is one of the oldest churches in Uruguay.
Faculty of medicine of the University of the Republic, founded in 1849
A "livable sculpture", Carlos Páez Vilaró's Casapueblo was his home, hotel and museum.
Tango dancers in Montevideo
Murga singers at carnival
José Enrique Rodó
Centenario Stadium
Uruguay supporters at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

The country has legalized cannabis, same-sex marriage, prostitution and abortion.

The growth, use, and sale of cannabis was legalized on 11 December 2013, making Uruguay the first country in the world to fully legalize marijuana.