Marijuana ran out on the first day of sales in Montevideo
The four pharmacies registered in the Uruguayan capital before the Institute of Regulation and Control of Cannabis sold all the stock that they had at disposal. There were long lines from early.
A young woman with her cannabis packs (EFE)
The four pharmacies registered with the Cannabis Regulation and Control Institute (Ircca) to sell marijuana for personal use in the Uruguayan capital sold out their marijuana stocks after the first day of sale.
The four authorized stores of Montevideo confirmed this information and, in some cases, assured that the stocks were finished just a few hours after opening their doors .
On Wednesday, businesses began to dawn with long lines of people waiting to access the two varieties that the Uruguayan state put into circulation, which he called Alpha I and Beta I.
The Uruguayans made long lines to buy marijuana in the authorized pharmacies (EFE)
Although the two presentations have some differences in their composition, the psychoactivity percentage of the flowers is around 2% in both cases.
The vacuum sealed containers have 5 grams of cannabis and its presentation includes a series of recommendations and instructions for users.
Acquisition through pharmacies is one of the three access routes to marijuana that established the law approved in December 2013, under the government of José Mujica (2010-2015).
These regulations also established access to marijuana for personal use through grower clubs and domestic cultivation.
Sources at one of the pharmacies could not say when marijuana stocks will be renewed.