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Colombia: President Petro Compares Cocaine To Whiskey, Wants Its Legalised | Firstpost America |N18G
Colombia: President Petro Compares Cocaine To Whiskey, Wants Its Legalised | Firstpost America | N18G In a live-streamed cabinet meeting, Colombian President Gustavo Petro stirred controversy by claiming that cocaine is banned only because it originates in Latin America,
Cocaine "no worse than whiskey," would be "sold like wine" if legalized worldwide, Colombia's president says
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 claims ‘cocaine is no worse than whiskey’ – and suggests drug is only ‘illegal because it is made in Latin America’
He also stated flippantly that “cocaine is illegal because it is made in Latin America, not because it ... PRESIDENCIA COLOMBIA/AFP via Getty Images Cocaine production in Colombia reached ...
Colombia pres says cocaine 'no worse than whiskey,' would be 'sold like wine' if legalized
According to CBS News, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said cocaine is "no worse than whiskey" and is only illegal because it made in Latin America when speaking on a live broadcast of a government meeting.
Cocaine is ‘no worse than whisky,’ Colombian president says
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 legalized worldwide.
Colombian President Petro Compares Cocaine to Whisky, Calls for Global Legalization
Colombian President Gustavo Petro claimed that “cocaine is no worse than whisky” and suggested the drug trade could be dismantled if cocaine were legalized worldwide, CNN News reports. Despite decades of government efforts to curb trafficking,
‘Cocaine no worse than whisky, ban as it comes from Latin America’: Colombia takes aim at US
Colombian President Gustavo Petro stated that cocaine is illegal primarily due to its Latin American origin, not because it is worse than whisky. He suggested that legalisation could dismantle the drug trade and highlighted the opioid fentanyl as a greater issue in the US.
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