Uruguay
Disenchanted with the US's failing counternarcotics efforts, Latin American leaders reach across the Atlantic for model laws. MORE
Plans to legalize marijuana in Uruguay spark controversy, diabetes drug may carry addiction cure, and LeAnn Rimes is "starting over" after rehab. MORE
Debate rages over the potential impact of Uruguay's plan to sell government-grown marijuana. MORE
By Bryan Le
Uruguay says legalizing pot won't make it a drug haven, man killed by US agent in Honduras, and arrested "El Chapo's son" turns out to be an unrelated car salesman. MORE
The government wishes to start selling recreational-use marijuana to registered adults. MORE
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