Colombia to kick off congressional year with cocaine decriminalization bill

[Judi Lynn]

by Adriaan Alsema July 20, 2020

Colombia’s opposition decided to make politics interesting by introducing a bill that seeks to end the war on drugs by decriminalizing cocaine and regulating its production.

The bill is sponsored by Senators Feliciano Valencia, an indigenous leader, and centrist Senator Ivan Marulanda, and seeks legislation on cocaine similar to American marijuana laws.

The cocaine regulation bill is part of a package introduced by members of the the leftist opposition and the centrist voting block last year to end the so-called war on drugs, and implement effective counternarcotics strategies and policies to curb drug abuse.

Fighting drug trafficking

The cocaine regulation bill seeks strict state control over the cultivation of coca and the production of cocaine, which is currently controlled by illegal armed groups and drug trafficking organizations.

More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombia-to-kick-off-congressional-year-with-cocaine-decriminalization-bill/

[CentralMass]

1. What could go wrong ?

[mr_lebowski]

3. The world's cocaine will be a lot cheaper & plentiful, and of much higher quality?

Oh, wait ... you said 'wrong' ...

[CentralMass]

4. In the 80's I watched the stuff ruin some lives. I'm not a fan of legalizing it.

[mr_lebowski]

2. I think ending the war on drugs is a brilliant idea, myself (nt)