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Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Uruguay set to become first country to legalize marijuana trade

South American country Uruguay is set to become the first country in the world to allow its citizens to grow, sell, buy and smoke marijuana. The country's Senate began its final debate on the issue today Tuesday Dec. 10th and claim they want to legalize it in a bid to take the business from criminals.

If this bill, which has the support of majority of the House and the president of the country, is passed, Uruguay will be the first country to legalize a trade that is illegal everywhere else in the world.

After the trade is made legal, Uruguay will then draft regulations imposing state control over the cultivation and distribution of marijuana. Anyone who wants to go into the business would have to be licensed and registered, with government monitors keeping tabs to enforce limits, such as the 40 grams a month that any adult will be able to buy at pharmacies for any reason.

189 comments:

  1. Choi...End time

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    1. You are a local, pathetic and illiterate person. What has this got to do with end times. Bloody home video watching, paranoid about life, primitive human

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    2. 4 d first tym I just got to say "End time tinz"

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    3. U can say that again!

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    4. This has nothing to do with end time "tinz" ' its a smart move that will reduce gang and criminal activities.. soon they will realize that there's not that much revenue to be gotten from it..

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  2. cool stuff!agricultural trade.lol

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  3. I'm vry sure Nigerians 'll patronize dem vry well ......But 'll it be bought by dere citizens alone since it's illegal in oda countries???

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  4. Lol, enough marijuana 4 Luiz suarez

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  5. cool stuff!agricultural trade.lol...let 'em legalize in naija too..maybe youths would be interested in agriculture:D

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  6. Lol, enough marijuana 4 Luiz suarez

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  7. Choi, Nigerians go soon relocate go dia ooooo. Infact, as the news commot now, most ppl don dey find house for dia nah. Lol. Na trouble dis country dey find oooo.

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  8. Seriously d legislators dnt knw they ar doin!

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  9. Draft regulatıons over ıts cultıvatıon n dıstrıbutıon?...4 wat!,ıts legalısed already,so ollof 'em shuu smoke n run ınsane!3-|

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    1. It doesnt make one go mad except it is laced wit sumtin else.. .....#truword.........cugarette kills more than marijuana yet its legal..... check am na...

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  10. Ofcourse Maryjane has earned her stripes,so faithful a lover she has been.
    Oh! Maryjane.

    ~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310

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    1. :)
      I read and wısh ıt had more lınes.
      I had 2 remınd myself ıt was not a poem.Blame me not,ıts got some poetıc feel'

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  11. If na so then People like Nicki Minaj who celebrated her birthday on Sunday Go happy die... Igboh things!

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  12. Very korrect people. In fact this calls for celebration. Make I go old souljah place go smoke one jumbo and step down with odeku mixed with palm wine. Wey my grasper, my wife don enter tonight when I come back.

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    1. Hahhahaha! You don kill me, I'm sure you had to change to anonymous, I know who you are oo.. Lol

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  13. wow...this is getting interesting. I see other countries following Uruguay. There's been a clamor for legalization in the US anyways.

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    1. And who are u to say this? Park well jorr.

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  15. Mehn dis is crazy
    Fred!

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  16. What else is left to be heard that would tickle the ears?When gays are becoming Prime Ministers.very soon,killing will be legalised.

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    1. Abi ooo. Morals have flown through the windows

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  17. Wat a trailblazing developmnt.I'll b here wen uruguay govt wil see d undoing of their good intention#lips sealed

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  18. ntin wey we no go c

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  19. Oya uruguay here I come. #kush

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  20. Plz Linda tell 9ja govt 2 legalize it...Still waiting 4 u 2 follow me back on twitter.

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  21. Am nt surprised at all because uruguay hapens to be 1 of d most notorious nations.sumtin dat is illegal in nigeria is nw bn passed into law in anoda country...the senators shld be ashamed of demselves
    *comrade madiba*

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  22. ganja farmer baby10 December 2013 at 20:00

    Now You are talking, this is some cool shit, I love this....

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  23. Seriously??? Sean Paul's song came to pass ni sha.. #Legalise It

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  24. Finally the word is coming to an end.

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  25. Hummm gud for weed smokers.. Mak dem smoke dem head out noti touch me.. 1st to comment.. Update abt d 100k pls

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  26. Ol' boi...gon b a crazy fest der. For d record it wldnt stop criminal sale, wld only modify it.

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  27. I'm at the hospital and Dr says I need to stop smoking marijuana.... #NONSENSE I'm moving to Uruguay *dancing skelewu*

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  28. Hehehe see business! It's Ok
    #doctorbobby

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  29. Their President must be His-Highness..

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    1. Lmao @ "His highness"..........Nice punchline....

      Just remembered Jesse jagz sawng....."Burning bush".......that would make a great national anthem for Uruguay.

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  30. Hehehehe....dnt knw y I find dis vry funny

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  31. Their President must be His-Highness....

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  32. Business opened for the war lords...No wonder Suarez is netting anyhow...can see the spirit...#kush all the way

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  33. Legalizing marijuana is something else but i think its good for some people

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  34. God where r u?I can imagine the rate of crime dat will tk place there,even a child will v access to drug,may it not happen in 9ja

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  35. Na wa oh!!! Tins dey happen. What other proof do you need? This world is really coming to an end. I just pray that I make heaven. Dear God, pls help me in Jesus name, Amen!!!!!!!

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  36. Uruaguy is not the first.The business is very much legal in The Netherlands.

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  37. Mehn dis is one of d best News ave heard today.@least ave seen one country dat has jst legalise wat is real and is being used by almost 70% of people. How I wish sum countries will come to understnd or realise d need to make dis legal in dier country. Am not A marijuana taker O but @least I knw I leave in a society where by @least 50% of d people take it dats if am not mistaken. Infant, d most anoying part of it is dat sum police men will arrest sum people over it nd will still end up smokin it. #mctewwwww#.....Gold

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    1. Na lie! U be ganger smoker! By dere comments we shall know them! Cool tho

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    2. Taaahhhh, no wash us. And BTW it is "live not leave" in ur context

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  38. Lol,this country shud be ready to get rich,,,LINDA I just heard RIVERS STATE leads d nation in HIV and AIDS victims,am so scared plz guys be careful o

    #didi

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    1. Itz nt Riverz,,,itz AKWA-IBOM

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  39. Far more better than legalising those gay and same-sex shits.

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  40. Good news 4 marijuana smokers mek dem no try am here or else na 4 our food we go d see am

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  41. Wow, that's kinda cool A̶̲̥̅̊​и̲̮̣̥̅̊​d̶̲̥̅̊​ calm,thumbs up

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  42. Look at the finger nail of the person displaying the marijuana, very dirty, am sorry for their country

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    1. Wow! So u notice that with me u gat eyes dear

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  43. Well dats good 4 dem. They said what 2 take the business 4rm the criminals maybe it wil be there own resorces,wat 2 establish it as well as moni will be coming 2 country thru dat

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  44. Its better cos at the end of the day people still smoke it legal or not

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  45. Wat??..dem!!!...den dere government should get ready everybody in country will be HIGH...this will only inflict more NEGATIVE THINGS 2 D COUNTRY....like increase in the rate of CRIME!!....infact the government will surely regret it!!!...dey dere not try in NIGERIA!!...even with illegallity...people still smoke it like it is LEGAL!!...am sure dats wat SUAREZ is taking!!

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  46. Really? If I hear!

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  47. The end time..we're talking about..good for money hustlers tho..

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  48. Well d best way frm keeping a thief frm stealing is to commet dat value in his hands! Its ok if dey feel its to stop criminal minded people

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  49. Good 4 dem, evry bdy go get sense abi

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  50. Business opened for the war lords...No wonder Suarez is netting anyhow...can see the spirit...#kush all the way

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  51. I guess, they will be the first country to have the highest rate of insanity.

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  52. ok na soon we will start seeing mad men nd woman on dy street of uruguay

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  53. I guess they will be the first country to have the highest rate of insanity.

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  54. Gooooooood
    i love this trade linda

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  55. Meeeeehn...
    ~D great anonymous!

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  56. Yahhhhh.. all road leads to Uruguay

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  57. Some peeps will enjoy d new law(poko baby), u can now be going there during winter,suMmer,spring to smoke ur life out. *Endtime*

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  58. but marijuana is legal in amsterdam, and that's in netherlands

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  59. The first country to legalise"igbo"and later become the country wt the highest number of lunatics in the world

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  60. but aunty linda this is old news naa

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  61. Mad pple would be rampant..lol..weed condemned brains.

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  62. This is bad.I hope they really know the implication of this.

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  63. N̶̲̥̅̊☺ wahala..... Very soon they will still allow cocaine!!! Pure rubbish.
    ~ALATISHE say so~

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  64. Is dat really okay? Well dats Uruguay

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  65. Only God knows what this world is turning into, signs of end time.

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  66. Wow! Dat wld be crazy gan oo....cos d whole country will always be high! Lol
    Lindodo how far now.......i get mind for dat money oo..it will save a sister o
    Vickky

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  67. make dem cum pass dat kind bil 4 9ja naa? ?
    den we go knw may b na agbero get d business or na govt?

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  68. I MUST CHOP LINDA MONEY10 December 2013 at 20:54

    All D ganger masses..nice idea, some peeps would start saying end time things again..

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  69. Rehabilitation center owners had better start opening their branches,time to make serious money

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  70. Hmm...na wa...linda wetin U̶̲̥̅̊ d̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ d̶̲̥̅̊o wit •̸ϞƔ‎​‎​‎​ comment?

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  71. Very gud I wish naija will copy that one..

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  72. mak dem ready oooo cos new born babies sef go d commot wit dredlogs

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  73. Nonsense.....gradually on their way to destruction!

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  74. Of all d issues to sit and deliberate on, its marijuana...weda itis legalised or not,peeps re gonna abuse it..well, I guess dey re just doin dia jobs.."Sitand deliberate" irrespective of d issue

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  75. Dat na to legalize madness. #Roselle

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  76. Nice move....more funds for their govtmnt

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  77. Packing ma kaya, off to uruguay!

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  78. Uruguay......nice @least it is going to be registered. No more under g marijuana.

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  79. Crazy country and leaders. Long hisssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

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  80. Ogbeni all dos monitoring na story...d country is broke dey need fonds....make dem do legalise am self na dere I go do bat ivy...

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  81. it is legal in italy

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  82. Soon people will send their children and neighbours children to buy for them ... Once its legalized, there's no limits!

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  83. Gud for them, + dirty fingers. Frm Queen

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  84. This will eventually cause more trouble

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  85. it seems every country is just trying to make the headline news.......endtimethings.

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  86. There would definately be many mad people running around in their countries very soon.

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  87. Now they can smoke all they like,and smoke their lyf out.

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  88. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! See IGBO I'm relocating men!

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  89. hmmm.. I know many people would be tempted to travel there always.. Am so hopeful and always prayn to God. 0137589785 gtbank. Amen

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  90. Igbo on point says tbassy via nokia1800

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  91. This is bad the govt want to kill the people..

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  92. Nsogbu!! Oya to my fellow naijas. All roads to uruguay for my naija brothers and my 'brothers'. Whoever falls into the last category. 'Afia mgbede' don become 'afia ututu'

    Shyla

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  93. Im moving to Uruguay...simples

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  94. Not legalized in 9ja,.but we smoke am pass them

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  95. They have lost it,it will be correct to say that the bunch of parliamentarians parading d hallowed chambers are criminals and nothing more pretentious.I see no reason why a responsible parliament will consider such bill to be passed into law,knowing fully well that marijuana is harmful to man's health.This is a sad development from them.

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  96. Linda you are supposed to be educated check facts before posting.....some states in the US have legalized marijuana

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  97. What d Fuckin Fuck,,, wetin dey ma mind now na to steal ma paale maale dem moni.. Enta Uru sharply. #notime

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  98. Seriously are they even making sense anyway the country sef is dead

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  99. Good for dem. I am sure nigerian would start going there to trade.

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  100. Lol... na highness all the way na...

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  101. They go smoke their brains out

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  102. Ok..... Men n Boys let's relocate...e b like say Linda self dey do am small small!! About the 1M u plan to share, try ask some Questions about one of your previous post (Date and Title Tinz) and answers, comments and response should be sent within a particular time frame. Even Mr Nokia 3310 self should be tested. #Gbam# ....Na Mi Talk Am.. 08127593575....

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  103. First in the world or in America.... it's legal in Amsterdam already... marijuana, cannabis

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  104. I dey tel u...... Uruguay here I kum oo

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  105. Marijuana tinz!lol.its ok.
    CHICHI

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  106. End time things

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  107. Relocating to Uruguay!!

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  108. Hehehe... I just dey imagine the amount of craze people wen uraguay go get after dem don legalize igbo.. So many mad men to come...lol

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  109. ÅŠa̶̲̥̅ wao,wonders shall neva cease.wats dis world turnin into? Smh.

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  110. Hmmmmmm...what is this our generation turning into...God please have mercy

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  111. N finally d law will come 2 9ja, dat Kush eh, hehehehehehe i might relocate 2 dat country, lol.

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  112. CR7 says Linda isn't updated @all! It's legal in the Netherlands & Denmark. It's also legal in some states in USA! #Linda stop this ur cabal tinz & post this comment! Inugo?

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  113. am moving to uruguay next year!

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  114. *CLEARS THROAT* MAY GOD HELP THEM

    For Helpful info on Health, Proper drug use, Hygiene, Dieting, Fitness, Relationship, Fashion, Scholarships, Job Alerts and other Issues. kindly visit www.htginfo.net

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  115. Ehn...mayb e dey cure sickness 4 their side na *just saying*...nd if its 4 sumtin else,na dem sabi.me I gat important stuffs 2 think of abeg...na their headache (ROI)

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  116. When it becomes legal the value drops. Bad biz for drug dealers in uruguay

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  117. LMAO! So this people want to take business from Amsterdam abi? It's a commendable effort, but I fear this might get out of hand! But then again, Venezuela no be 9ja

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  118. Enter ma city and d go ask u, ichagokwa anya? Ise gokwa ife? Kush.. Royal highness chilling in cloud 9. Uruguay ndi ahihia

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  119. This is bullcrap!!...why legalize it?..its gonna worsen things..which kin take it away from criminals??..kai..this world don spoil oooo...

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  120. Pple Go eNjOy pIeCes...LoLz BaBa cOuNtRy.eCoNomIC GrOwTh.DaJaX

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  121. Nawa o, the students there will just go nut.
    From ZICO aka the guy that needs the 100k

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  122. Nope, nt the first, its legal in holland

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  123. one man's food is another man's poison

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  124. Hahahahahhahhaha it doesn't make sense it means their leader also smoking it.

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  125. Hahahahahhahhaha it doesn't make sense it means their leader also smoking it.

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  126. Hahahahahhahhaha it doesn't make sense it means their leader also smoking it.

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  127. Hahahahahhahhaha it doesn't make sense it means their leader also smoking it.

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  128. This is indeed serious business ooooo

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  129. Did is indeed a serious business 2 hav it legalize..... God help dem out****Amen**

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  130. This is indeed serious business ooooo

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  131. Uruguay is not the first...it's already legalized in Holland. ...

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  132. Very smart of the government!! People would do it regardless; why not make profit out of it??

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  133. Choi! Druggies will stop hustling for other country visas now and uraguay will b in thing.
    I think its a bad move shaa..

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  134. Going there ASAP pls....booking ticket sef already *runstoairport*

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  135. Wow..there. Will be a lot of insane people in that country in the nearest future so..hehe

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  136. Hahhahahahhahahah! Damn!

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  137. lmao..alotta guys wil b relocating soon

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  138. OMG! I just turned Uruguayan...

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  139. Good concept, wish you guys could study it well, if they don't legalize the trade, people that will smoke will smoke and pple that sells will sell. Bt if it's legalize, they would eradicate the drug syndicates and as well monitor people on how they go about the trade and business. And also 40gram a month is sufficient for those that smokes. Good for dere country and hemp's smokers

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  140. the legislators too are weed smokers thats y they legalised it so they ll be free to do their things

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  141. No be God create the leave?I beg Make una carry go

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  142. Excellent move. Cigarettes are more harmful than weed even.

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  143. Enough 4 Tonto Dikeh! Ave fun gal!SMH

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  144. I believe its a wise decision. Now it will be controlled and the value will drop, so everyone can enter into the business and Government will be "big brother"

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  145. Is good but don't forget to provide mental hospital 4dem lo!

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  146. Nice move. Legal or not,pple will still smoke, cultivate and sell it. So it is better now the govt has legalised it, atleast the govt ll make money 4rm it. I suggest they tax the dealers heavily and increase the price of the commodity.

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  147. when will dey do dis in Nig. cant wait.....pass the bludclath

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  148. Gud stuff....agricultural product.

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