3 天之前 · Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whisky,” as he suggested the multibillion dollar illicit trade in the drug could be “easily dismantled” if it was ...

4 天之前 · Cocaine "is no worse than whiskey" and is only illegal because it comes from Latin America, said Colombian President Gustavo Petro, whose nation is the world's biggest cocaine producer and exporter.

5 天之前 · Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has said that "cocaine is no worse than whiskey" and that it is only illegal because it comes from Latin America.

4 天之前 · Colombian President Gustavo Petro said during a government meeting that cocaine is “not worse than whiskey” and that it's only illegal because it comes from Latin America. Colombia, the world's largest producer and exporter of cocaine, has spent decades fighting drug trafficking, but the country's left-wing president claimed the drug was ...

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4 天之前 · STORY: :: Legalizing cocaine could help dismantle drug trafficking, says Colombia's Petro:: February 4, 2025:: Bogota, Colombia:: Gustavo Petro, President of Colombia"Cocaine is illegal because it ...

3 天之前 · Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said he’s against global drug policies banning cocaine. During a live ministerial meeting, he argued cocaine should be legalized like alcohol to combat trafficking. A United Nations report shows Colombia, Peru and Bolivia are the largest cocaine producers.

3 天之前 · Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that 'cocaine is no worse than whiskey' as he suggested the global cocaine industry could be 'easily dismantled' if the drug was legalized worldwide.

5 天之前 · Colombian President Gustavo Petro, during a live-streamed cabinet meeting on Tuesday (Feb 4), declared that “cocaine is not worse than whisky”, sparking concerns over the future of the long-standing U.S.-Colombia anti-drug partnership.

2 天之前 · Petro has vowed to tackle drug trafficking since he assumed office in 2022, however, the UN's Office on Drugs and Crime report from 2023 states 'the main markets for cocaine worldwide are North America, Western and Central Europe, followed by South and Central America and the Caribbean' with 'North America and Western and Central Europe remain the largest destination markets for cocaine'.