Uruguay Plan: Sell Marijuana to Registered Buyers  By: AP Email
By: AP Email  MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - Uruguay's government
plans to take a step beyond legalizing marijuana. It wants to
sell it.  Local news media and lawmakers report that the
government plans to send a bill to Congress on Wednesday that
would legalize marijuana sales as a crime-fighting measure. Only
the government would be allowed to sell the cigarettes, and only
to adults registered as users.  Those who exceed a limited
number of cigarettes allowed would have to undergo drug
rehabilitation.  The idea is to remove profits from drug dealers
and divert users from harder drugs. There are no laws against
marijuana use itself in Uruguay.  Ruling party Sen. Monica
Xavier tells local TV that if the measure passes, it should be
accompanied by efforts to get people off drugs.  powered by
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