Members of the Uruguay House of Representatives are preparing to vote today on a bill that will legalize marijuana throughout the country. The law is backed by President Jose Mujica who admits to never having smoked weed, but understands many young people have tried pot.
"I have never tried it in my life and I don't know what it is," President Mujica told a local radio station. "[I am aware] a lot of young people have tried it."
Of the 99 members of the House voting today, 50 will have to say yes in order to get the bill signed into law. If the legalization of marijuana passes in Uruguay it will be the first country in the world to allow the government approved sale of the drug.
The law would allow adults aged 18 and over to buy 40 grams of marijuana a month but only from state approved distributors. The sale of weed by any person other than a government official will be considered illegal.
This bill was first considered in 2012 the government in Uruguay is looking to crack down on drug trafficking and feel that legalizing marijuana is a way to start. According to ABC News the government had the required votes needed to pass the law last December. The President asked parliament not to pass the bill after viewing a poll that suggested the people of Uruguay did not support the law.
The President has worked hard to sway voters to support this bill. Now he will move forward with the vote. ABC News is also reporting that 49 of the required 50 votes are in favor of the bill.
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