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- Date: Sat, 18 Mar 1995 15:10:49 -0500 (EST)
- From: Richard Evans <devans@equinox.ShaysNet.COM>
- Subject: S. America Laws On Marijuana (fwd)
- To: drctalk-l@netcom.com
- Message-Id: <Pine.3.89.9503181554.C23598-0100000@equinox.shaysnet.com>
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- From: C-ap@clarinet.com (The Associated Press)
- Newsgroups: clari.news.drugs,clari.world.americas.south,clari.tw.health
- Copyright: 1995 by The Associated Press, R
- Date: Sat, 18 Mar 95 9:10:18 PST
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- Laws on possessing marijuana for personal use in South America:
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- ARGENTINA: No jail or fine for possession; users usually must
- undergo court-supervised rehabilitation.
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- BOLIVIA: Possession illegal. No move to decriminalize.
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- BRAZIL: Possession illegal. Attorney general proposes to end
- jail and fines, substituting mandatory rehabilitation for users.
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- CHILE: Possession illegal. Weak support for decriminalizing, but
- no formal proposal to change law.
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- COLOMBIA: Possession of small quantities of all drugs legal;
- permitted ``personal dose'' for marijuana is 20 grams.
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- ECUADOR: Possession illegal. No move to decriminalize.
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- PARAGUAY: Possession illegal. No move to decriminalize.
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- PERU: Possession of small amounts legal; judges decide what
- constitutes ``personal'' amount.
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- URUGUAY: Possession for personal use not penalized; law does not
- specify quantity for ``personal'' amount.
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- VENEZUELA: Possession of up to 20 grams not punished; users must
- go through drug treatment program.
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