Cocaine is ‘no worse than whiskey,’ Colombian president says
18 hours ago · 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.
Cocaine "no worse than whiskey," Colombia's president says
1 day ago · 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.
Colombia’s president: Legalize cocaine, it’s no worse than whiskey
1 day ago · 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 being scapegoated by American politicians, who have waged the war on drugs for decades.
Cocaine is 'no worse than whiskey', says Colombia's president
1 day ago · Colombia is by far the world's biggest cocaine producer, and cultivation of coca leaves — the drug's base ingredient — reached a record high in the country in 2023, the UN Office on Drugs and ...
Illegal drug trade in Colombia - Wikipedia
Between 1993 and 1999 Colombia became the main global producer of raw coca, as well as of refined cocaine, and one of the major exporters of heroin. The value of the cocaine trade is assessed at $10 billion per year in U.S. dollars.
Colombian president Petro claims cocaine is no worse than …
2 days ago · Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whisky” as the production of coca, the drug’s base ingredient, surges under his presidency. Petro, a leftist former ...
In a Colombian cocaine hub, a fragile peace falls apart
4 days ago · In a Colombian cocaine hub, a fragile peace falls apart The fighting between two armed drug trafficking groups — fueled and financed in part by a booming global cocaine business — has left ...
Colombia Faces a New Problem: Too Much Cocaine
Jul 13, 2024 · Colombia, the global nexus of the cocaine industry, where Pablo Escobar became the world’s best-known criminal, and which still produces more of the drug than any other nation, is facing...
Colombia cocaine: Coca cultivation reaches record high - BBC
Sep 12, 2023 · Colombia is the top coca cultivator in the world, producing 60% of the world's cocaine, followed by Peru and Bolivia. President Gustavo Petro on Saturday appealed to his regional counterparts...
Colombia’s radical plan to conquer cocaine | CNN
Nov 22, 2022 · Drug production boomed in Colombia during the pandemic. The total area harvested for coca leaves – the main ingredient for cocaine – grew 43% in 2021 according to a …