Canelones cannabis pharmacies: Pando to the Costa de Oro

Commuter belt and beach towns, same national rules

The pharmacies serve two very different populations. Paso Carrasco, Solymar, La Paz and Toledo are commuter towns beside Montevideo, while Salinas, Marindia and Atlántida are Costa de Oro resorts busy in summer. Buyers must be Uruguayan citizens or permanent residents aged 18 or over, registered at a Correo Uruguayo branch, and may buy up to 10 grams a week in 5 gram packets at state-set prices.

• Summer visitors: cannot register, and clubs may admit only residents, so a holiday rental on the coast does not open the door.
• Ask first: pharmacies may not advertise, so registered buyers typically call ahead to learn whether they have stock.
• One route: a person chooses between pharmacy, club or home grow. Home growers in Canelones may keep up to six female plants per household, the same national cap as everywhere else.

Club members receive at most 480 grams a year from their club. Smoking is banned in enclosed public spaces and workplaces, and legally bought cannabis may not leave the country. For the capital, see Montevideo pharmacies. Registration steps and limits are in our pharmacy buying guide, and the tourist question explainer says why visitors are excluded.