A bill that was proposed by Colombia’s liberals to decriminalize the cultivation of illicit crops was denied on Wednesday.
According to La FM Radio, the bill was rejected by the House of Representatives with 59 votes against the drafted law.
“A narcotrafficker has the same penalty as those who grow,” argued the indignant Liberal representative and author of the bill, Hugo Velasquez.
Newspaper El Espectador reported that Velasquez intends to continue pushing the project despite the House’s rejection.
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