Colombia to seek decriminalization of drugs despite US objections
Colombia’s incoming government wants to decriminalize illicit drugs despite the government of the...
Tag: drug legalization
Pablo Escobar’s cousin bashes recreational use of marijuana
The cousin of slain drug lord and Congressmen Pablo Escobar who is now senator for...
Bogota official asks Colombia govt to decriminalize marijuana
An official from the administration of Bogota has asked Colombia’s national government to...
Colombia should legalize marijuana now: Former president
Colombia should legalize and regulate marijuana now and not wait for the United States, said former president Cesar Gaviria Monday. In light of the “persecution” of farmers and consumers, Gaviria told local media...
Bogota mayor’s drug consumption centers unconstitutional: inspector general
Colombia’s inspector general says Bogota’s mayor Gustavo Petro’s proposal to create state-run drug consumption centers is “unconstitutional.” Alejandro Ordoñez said he would send a letter to Petro reminding him to respect the...
Colombia’s Santos discusses Uribe, Chavez, drugs
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos talks about his strained relationship with predecessor Alvaro Uribe and other controversial policy issues in a written monologue published by Spanish newspaper El Pais on Sunday. “[Uribe]...
Obama applauds Colombian progress ahead of summit
U.S. President Barack Obama has praised Colombia’s “immense strides” in an exclusive interview with Latin American press, ahead of this weekend’s Summit of the Americas. “The fact that Cartagena...
Santos calls for ‘objective’ debate on drugs at Summit of the Americas (video)
President Juan Manuel Santos called for a “rational” and “objective” discussion on drugs at the Summit of the Americas. In an interview with U.S. news network Univision, Santos said he wanted an honest...
Uribe criticizes Colombian govt calls to debate drug legalization
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe criticized Wednesday the government’s push to discuss global drug legalization at this weekend’s Summit of the Americas. In a column published in El Colombiano...
US set for ‘serious’ debate on drug legalization at Americas Summit
The United States is expecting a “constructive and serious” debate on drug legalization at the upcoming Summit of the Americas, the U.S. Ambassador to Colombia has told Radio Caracol. “We fully recognize that...
Uribe attacks Colombia’s drug reform proposals
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe defends his drug policies and attacks President Juan Manuel Santos’ plan to legalize “personal quantities,” on his Twitter account Tuesday. Uribe’s 13 point Twitter...
Colombia to decriminalize personal drug use
The administration of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has been preparing legislation to decriminalize personal drug possession, reported newspaper El Espectador Tuesday. According to the report, a 56 page document is...
