Colombian pro-legalization group smokes marijuana in front of Congress
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.
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…
President Juan Manuel Santos expressed his support for a proposal to legalize marijuana for medical use in Colombia. According to the country’s president, “the war on drugs has failed.”
Colombia’s National Police announced Wednesday the end of a lengthy and successful operation resulting in the capture of 15 drug traffickers, of which eight are expected to be extradited to…
Anti-drug trafficking and production policies are a hot topic these days. On March 13th, several Latin American countries spoke at the United Nations about the need for a new framework…
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…
A coalition of more than 295 NGOs from the United States and Colombia issued a recommendation Thursday to the US State Department to cut aid to the Colombian police forces…
Colombia has been chosen to hold the 2015 International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC), which will see the Latin American nation receive 115 policemen from around the world, reported national newspaper El…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday introduced four new approaches to dealing with drug trafficking in Latin America in an extensive editorial in British newspaper The Guardian.