{"id":84970,"date":"2025-06-01T02:58:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=84970"},"modified":"2025-06-01T02:58:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:58:30","slug":"till-2018-which-of-the-following-countries-have-legalized-the-possess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/till-2018-which-of-the-following-countries-have-legalized-the-possess\/","title":{"rendered":"Till 2018, which of the following countries have legalized the possess"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Till 2018, which of the following countries have legalized the possession and use of recreational cannabis?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. America<\/li>\n<li>2. Canada<\/li>\n<li>3. Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>4. Uruguay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; option2=&#8221;2 and 4 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 4 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 4&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2019\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nBy the end of 2018, recreational cannabis had been legalized in Canada and Uruguay, as well as several states within the United States (referred to here as &#8216;America&#8217;). 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