Milton Romani, head of Uruguay’s National Drug Commission, explained to newspaper El Observador that the new administration wouldn’t be rushed into making hasty decisions on the matter.
“The president told me that we are going to keep on applying the law in the best way possible, so there will be sale in pharmacies. When I took over, the president was emphatic in assuring me that we would comply with the law, but what he wants to make sure of is that it is complied with well,” assured Romani.
“We don’t want to hurry into this. Don’t confuse the fact that we’re being more careful with thinking that the project won’t continue. Continued application of the law will categorically happen.”
Former guerrilla-revolutionary-turned-president José Mujica captured the hearts of potheads worldwide when he stood strong against UN pressure by legalizing the sale and distribution of weed back in 2013. 
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