Colombia’s incoming government wants to decriminalize illicit drugs despite the government of the United States, which insists on a disastrous prohibition policy. The effort to end the prohibition of illicit…
The cousin of slain drug lord and Congressmen Pablo Escobar who is now senator for Colombia’s ruling party blasted a university professor after she affirmed using marijuana for fun. Senator Jose…
An official from the administration of Bogota has asked Colombia’s national government to initiate debate upon the regulation of marijuana. “We really need leadership from the Congress and the government…
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…
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…
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.…
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 will…
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…
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 newspaper,…