Uruguay's Marijuana Market - Uruguay's Marijuana Market (sitios de interés)
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The vast majority of Uruguay's $30 million per year marijuana market is supplied by illicit cultivators in Paraguay. Traffickers, in turn, reportedly make around 35 dollars for every kilo of marijuana they move out of that country.
From Paraguay, the drug makes its way into Brazil and Argentina. Officials say the majority of marijuana seizures take place on the three bridges connecting the country to Argentina, or else in Montevideo's port. However, the country's land border with Brazil is wide open, and residents in the northern city of Rivera say there is a thriving local contraband trade. Because of a lack of customs enforcement, it is unclear how much comes in via the Uruguay-Brazil border.
Regardless of how marijuana enters Uruguay, the Paraguayan product will be the main competition to the marijuana sold in pharmacies in the country. If the government can keep its price below $22 per 25 grams, it can undercut even the cheapest marijuana sold along the borders and the interior...Read More
From Paraguay, the drug makes its way into Brazil and Argentina. Officials say the majority of marijuana seizures take place on the three bridges connecting the country to Argentina, or else in Montevideo's port. However, the country's land border with Brazil is wide open, and residents in the northern city of Rivera say there is a thriving local contraband trade. Because of a lack of customs enforcement, it is unclear how much comes in via the Uruguay-Brazil border.
Regardless of how marijuana enters Uruguay, the Paraguayan product will be the main competition to the marijuana sold in pharmacies in the country. If the government can keep its price below $22 per 25 grams, it can undercut even the cheapest marijuana sold along the borders and the interior...Read More