The Colombian House of Representatives Wednesday passed the first draft of a bill that seeks to legalize illicit crops. The initiative calls for the decriminalization of growing plants such as…
Colombia’s Senate president called on the international community Monday to continue seeking the legalization of drugs “on an international level,” despite U.S. resistance. Juan Manuel Corzo made the announcement after…
Colombia’s Interior Minister German Vargas said Colombia would not lead global drug reform, in a government press release Wednesday. Vargas said, “On the topic of drug legalization [Colombian President Juan…
Fifteen Colombian congressmen to file a legislative act that would establish and decriminalize the carrying of a minimum dosage of drugs. The initiative seeks to “re-install the personal dosage outlined…
The United States ambassador to Colombia said drug legalization “has to be addressed” in an interview with newspaper El Pais on Monday. Peter Michael McKinley said that “the issue presented…
Colombia’s prosecutor general said the time has come to open a public and transparent debate about the issue of drug legalization. The Prosecutor General Viviane Morales made the comments following…
Colombia’s interior minister said on Tuesday that the decision to decriminalize drugs throughout the world must be the product of consensus among the international community. “Any advance in this field…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said that legalization of soft drugs, such as marijuana, would allow the war on drugs to move forward by shifting focus to harder drugs and…
The global war on drugs has “failed” and it is time to explore the option of legalizing, according to a new commission involving former Colombian President Cesar Gaviria and various…