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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.

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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

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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