Colombian president asks congress to legalize marijuana

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Colombian president asks congress to legalize marijuana

'I ask Colombian Congress to legalize marijuana,' says Gustavo Petro, adding that 'prohibition of marijuana in Colombia only brings violence' - Anadolu Ajansı

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The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, asked Congress this Sunday to legalize marijuana because he considered that its prohibition encourages violence in the country, where that cultivation is currently only allowed for medicinal purposes.Colombia, the world's largest cocaine producer, legalized medicinal cannabis in 2016. However, its trade for recreational uses continues to be penalized. “I request the Colombian congress to legalize marijua…

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Legalization of marijuana: the debate that President Petro revives in Colombia TuBarco Noticias The president argues that the regulation would reduce violence and affect the rents of drug trafficking. Noticias Colombia. Colombia's President Gustavo Petro urged Congress to advance the legalization of marijuana, ensuring that the ban has only encouraged violence. Through his X account, the president emphasized the need to regulate this market in o…

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Although in his interview with El País de España, President Petro said that total peace is “progressing well,” there are few experts and people in the territories who share his optimism. Not even members of government delegations at negotiating tables or several of his ministers do so, as was clear in the Council of Ministers televised.

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The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, asked Congress this Sunday to legalize marijuana, considering that its prohibition encourages violence in the country, where that cultivation is currently only allowed for medicinal purposes. Colombia, the world’s largest cocaine producer, legalized medicinal cannabis in 2016; however, its trade for recreational uses continues to be penalized. “I request the Colombian Congress to legalize marijuana and r…

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro asked the Parliament this Sunday, March 2, 2025 to legalize cannabis by believing that its prohibition was generating violence in the country. Colombia, the world's largest cocaine producer, legalized medicinal cannabis in 2016, but its trade for recreational use remains penalized. I [...] L的 article The president of this country makes a surprising release on cannabis appeared first on L-FRII.