Not mentioned in the article is the price. They’ve set the maximum price for weed at $1/g. Making weed not only legal, but effectively free. Very difficult for criminals to compete against pricing like that.
Sure, a black market will arise to supply weed to tourists. But with $1/g weed available to all residents, there’s no way big crime can make much money, since the average Uruguayan can buy it for $1 and sell it to tourists for $5, who will still be getting a hell of a deal compared to the price of weed at home.
