Uruguay is set to become the first country to fully legalize marijuana. The plan passed by Uruguay’s lower house would create a state-controlled legal marijuana market where Uruguayans would be allowed to grow a limited amount of marijuana in their homes and purchase it from pharmacies after entering their names in a national registry. The bill now goes to the Uruguayan Senate where it is expected to pass. Uruguayan President José Mujica has touted the bill as a way to undermine the illegal drug trade which he termed a “monopoly of mafias.”