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Estimados Sres. Miembros de la JIFE: I) FUNDAMENTOS
c. que, de la lectura de la ley surge con e. que, las declaraciones del funciona-
claridad la finalidad en cuanto a la res- rio Raymond Yans deben ser repu-
tricción del consumo de estupefacien- diadas formalmente en tanto desa-
tes incorporándose, además, aspec- creditan a un Estado Parte.
tos sanitarios, educativos y penales;
At the United Nations General Assembly, On the basis of the above, Uruguay pro-
in October 2013, President José Mujica moted the declaration of the United Na-
said: “We are convinced this is an une- tions Commission on Narcotic Drugs
ven war where more and more money on the appropriate integration of human
is spent every day that goes by. Just rights instruments with drug control policy.
Article 7 determines: “Whoever, without The law prohibits “all forms of adverti-
lawful authority, should import, export, sing, direct or indirect, promotion, spon-
transit introduce in transit, distribute, sorship or endorsement of psychoactive
transport, hold in their possession not cannabis products for any of the various
for personal consumption, have in depo- media ...” (article 11). “The National Drug
sit or in stock, possess, offer for sale or Board is required to make educational,
negotiate in any manner any of the raw publicity and outreach and awareness
materials, substances, chemical precur- campaigns for the general population
sors and other chemicals mentioned in regarding the risks, effects and potential
the above article and in accordance with harms of drug use, for whose funding
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