Tag: Latin America
“Urbes Mutantes,” a new exhibit at New York’s International Center of Photography, explores 70 years of South American photographic movements. The show reveals the strong personalities and diversity of South American locales, something that’s been overlooked by many Western-based histories of these places. Double Wrestle III, Lourdes Grobet “As the 20th century progressed, amidst struggles for social justice and […]
Last week, we told you that Uruguay’s lower legislative house had passed an all-out cannabis legalization bill, that would allow and regulate the growing, sale, and use of the plant. Now, thanks to reporting from El Pais, we’ve learned of another facet of the legislation: weed prices will be fixed, and they will be fixed […]
Last night, Uruguay’s lower legislative house voted 50 to 46 to pass a sweeping cannabis bill that would legalize and regulate the growing, sale, and consumption of the plant. The country’s Senate has yet to vote, there is a “comfortable majority” for legalization, according to the New York Times. And Uruguayan President José Mujica, himself a vocal cannabis supporter, […]
