Pubdate: Sun, 29 Dec 2013
Source: Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ)
Section: Quick Hit
Copyright: 2013 The Arizona Republic
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Author: Linda Valdez

URUGUAY'S PROGRESSIVENESS SETS GOOD EXAMPLE FOR U.S.

Uruguay legalized marijuana just before Christmas and is now in the
process of writing regulations for selling and consuming the popular
recreational drug. Pot prohibition has made criminal syndicates richer
than rich and undermined the stability of countries that supply
America's desire to get high. Uruguay's move, coupled with its
approval of same-sex marriage, earned it top status as the magazine's
Country of the Year. The U.S. should be so advanced. 
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