Uruguay wants to make a "contribution to humanity" by legalizing marijuana but will backtrack if the "experiment" goes awry, President Jose Mujica told AFP in an exclusive interview.
Uruguay's President Jose Mujica said in an interview published Monday he is open to a referendum on a bill to have the government control and regulate marijuana sales and distribution.
Uruguay moved closer to becoming the world's first nation to produce and distribute marijuana, after its lower house approved a bill putting control of the drug in government hands.
Uruguay's lower house is to vote on a controversial bill which for the first time would put a government in charge of production and distribution of legal marijuana.
