Uruguayan Drug Policy Reform - Cannabis Legalization

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URUGUAYAN DRUG POLICY REFORM
Raquel Peyraube, MD
rpeyraube@iceers.org
The Science & Policy Summit
April 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.
Cannabis Legalization - Uruguay

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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
Cannabis Legalization - Uruguay

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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.
Cannabis Legalization - Uruguay

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Cannabis Legalization - Uruguay