THOUSANDS MARCH FOR LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA IN ARGENTINA|阿根廷逾千人遊行 訴求大麻合法化

Following the legalization of medical marijuana in March, thousands of cannabis supporters marched in Buenos Aires to urge the government to legalize the herb's other uses. Some also requested the government for more research into its economic potential. Thousands of cannabis supporters marched in Buenos Aires, urging for the legalization of marijuana. ==NS== Legalize homegrown marijuana! On March 29, Argentina's Senate legalized the medical use of marijuana, the import of cannabis oil, and the purchase of marijuana with a prescription. However, supporters believed that tens of thousands of industrial purposes for marijuana are waiting to be explored by their government. ==FACUNDO RIVADEREIRA Cannabis Supporter== We are here to demand new regulations for medical marijuana, including the management of growing for a collective. We also demand investigations into the industrial marijuana banned in the 70's, which used to be the country's principal source of revenue. Their derivatives amount to more than 25,000. This industry, however, was turned upside down for economic reasons. Since Uruguay became the first country in the world to legalize the production and sale of marijuana in 2013, countries in Latin America including Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Argentina have also legalized medical marijuana, despite its controversy. Translated By LUKE CHIANG 阿根廷時間五月六號，有上千人集結在布宜諾斯艾利斯，舉辦大麻合法化遊行。由於阿根廷國會在三月的時候，一致通過醫療用的大麻合法化，因此這回上街民眾，有人要求政府開放大麻自種，也有人要求阿根廷政府進一步研究，大麻還具有哪些經濟價值，未來可以使用在工業用途。 捧著大麻、高舉旗幟，上千位阿根廷民眾，走上布宜諾斯艾利斯街頭，訴求大麻合法化。 ==NS== 開放大麻自種 開放大麻自種 其實3月29號，阿根廷國會參議院，就以58票對0票，表決一致通過大麻可以合法使用在醫療用途。法案開放大麻籽油可以進口，而阿根廷國民，也可以依照醫學界開出的處方簽購買藥方。不過，上街的民眾認為這還不夠，認為大麻還有上萬種的工業用途，遊行團隊要求阿根廷政府，未來應該進一步研究大麻的國內耕作與用途。 ==遊行民眾== 我們在這裡要求 制定新的醫用大麻法令 要包括管理集體栽種 我們也要求調查研究 70年代遭禁的工業用大麻 它過去是經濟主力 工業用大麻有2萬5千種副產品 這個產業卻因為 經濟因素被翻轉 拉丁美洲早在2013年，烏拉圭就開放大麻合法產銷，成為全球首例，而墨西哥、智利、哥倫比亞，則相繼開放醫療用大麻合法化，現在阿根廷也跟上腳步。儘管大麻具有爭議，但南美多國顯然以更開放的角度面對。 記者 黃怡菁 應磊奇 綜合報導