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Chile Moves Marijuana Off "Hard Drug" List

Kyle Brown
December 7, 2015

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has signed a decree that removes marijuana from the country's list of hard drugs.

The decree also authorizes the sale of cannabis-derived medicines at pharmacies.

The document hasn't been published officially, but a copy was obtained Friday by The Associated Press.

Planting, selling and transporting marijuana remains illegal in Chile and carries prison terms of 5-10 years. But Congress is expected to soon debate wider changes to Chile's drug law.

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