Let’s legalize pot, but not like Uruguay!

A year after Uruguay became the world’s first country to pass a law by which the government will not only allow but also produce and sell marijuana for recreational use, there are growing doubts on whether President-elect Tabare Vazquez will implement the legislation in full.

Vasquez, who takes office in March, has publicly expressed his skepticism about parts of the drug legalization law, such as the plan to allow pharmacies across the country to sell government-distributed pot.

A former president who belongs to the same left-of-center party as outgoing president Jose Mujica, the president-elect is a practicing physician who during his previous term from 2005 to 2010 led a crusade against cigarette smoking.

How will a president who has a long history of fighting cigarette smoking become a champion of marijuana consumption, many are asking themselves here. How will he implement the law without going against his own principles?

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