Working at a decidedly un-slackerly pace, employees are racing to get ready for the opening of the latest marijuana boutique to sprout up in pot-friendly Uruguay.
About 20 such stores have opened for business in Montevideo, the capital, in the past year and a half, since Uruguay became the first country in the world to not only legalize marijuana but create a regulated market for it.
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South America on a Shoestring - Uruguay (Chapter)
Uruguay is a backpacker’s dream. Travelers come for the wild, surf-pounded beaches, for celeb-spotting at Punta and the history-soaked smugglers’ port of Colonia. They stay for the people – warm, open and sincere folk who have constructed one of South America’s most progressive societies.
Coverage includes: Understand Uruguay, Uruguay Today, History, Culture, Arts, Food & Drink, Sports, Environment, Survivial Guide, Directory A–Z, Getting There & Away, Getting Around, Montevideo, Western Uruguay, Colonia del Sacramento, Carmelo, Fray Bentos, Mercedes, Paysandú, Salto, Tacuarembó & around, Eastern Uruguay, Piriápolis & around, Maldonado, Punta Ballena, Punta del Este, Sierra de Rocha, La Paloma, Punta del Diablo, Parque Nacional Santa Teresa and Chuy & around.
Don’t forget the offer of 3 for 2 across all formats About 20 such stores have opened for business in Montevideo, the capital, in the past year and a half, since Uruguay became the first country in the world to not only legalize marijuana but create a regulated market for it.
South America on a Shoestring - Uruguay (Chapter)
Uruguay is a backpacker’s dream. Travelers come for the wild, surf-pounded beaches, for celeb-spotting at Punta and the history-soaked smugglers’ port of Colonia. They stay for the people – warm, open and sincere folk who have constructed one of South America’s most progressive societies.
Coverage includes: Understand Uruguay, Uruguay Today, History, Culture, Arts, Food & Drink, Sports, Environment, Survivial Guide, Directory A–Z, Getting There & Away, Getting Around, Montevideo, Western Uruguay, Colonia del Sacramento, Carmelo, Fray Bentos, Mercedes, Paysandú, Salto, Tacuarembó & around, Eastern Uruguay, Piriápolis & around, Maldonado, Punta Ballena, Punta del Este, Sierra de Rocha, La Paloma, Punta del Diablo, Parque Nacional Santa Teresa and Chuy & around.
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