Colombia’s liberal ex-president, Cesar Gaviria, proposed Thursday that certain drugs be legalized and others be provided to addicts by the state so as to allow the government to better control…
Colombia’s justice minister called on the United Nations to debate radical changes in global drug policies, including the decriminalization of drug use and softer punishment for minor drug trafficking offenses.
A group of protesters peacefully sat and smoked marijuana in front of Colombia’s Congress on Thursday to demand the legalization of personal doses of the banned drug.
The Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP) has produced a report in which it is critical of anti-drug strategies pursued by Colombia, declaring punitive and prohibitionist policies a failure and suggesting a move…
Colombia’s National Dialogue for the Future of Drug Policy convened for the first time on Friday to begin a discussion about drug policy reform with members of the public.
The European Union (EU) extended its support for the latest agreement to emerge from ongoing peace talks between the Colombian government and the FARC rebel, the country’s largest, in a…
Colombia’s Ministry of Justice is hoping to use US aid previously directed to the aerial fumigation of coca and poppy fields toward alternative crop incentives and other preventative measures.
The proposed 2015 fiscal budget of US President Barack Obama would reduce economic aid to Colombia by more than 12%, the White House’s 2015 budget proposal released Tuesday revealed.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Thursday that the international community failed to win the “War on Drugs” and reiterated his call to debate possible new ways to combat drug…