Cocaine, Colombia

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 says cocaine is 'no worse than whiskey' and should be legalised
Cocaine ‘is no worse than whiskey’ – these are the words of Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro. He said during a live broadcast of a government meeting that the drug is only illegal because it comes from Latin America.
Colombia’s president claims ‘cocaine is no worse than whiskey’ – and suggests drug is only ‘illegal because it is made in Latin America’
In a first-of-its-kind, six-hour live broadcast ministerial meeting in the South American country, Colombian President Gustavo Petro argued that cocaine is only illegal because of global politics — further claiming that it can be consumed as casually as alcohol, according to a report.
President of Colombia Says Cocaine Should Be Legalized Worldwide
President of Colombia Gustavo Petro advocated for global cocaine legalization, arguing it could dismantle cartels.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro claims cocaine is no worse than whiskey
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whiskey” as the production of coca, the drug’s base ingredient, surges under his presidency. Petro, a leftist former guerrilla group member who has previously called the US-led war on drugs a failure,
'Cocaine is not worse than whisky,' says Colombia's Petro
Legalizing cocaine could help dismantle drug trafficking, says Colombia's Petro:: 4, 2025:: Bogota, Colombia:: Gustavo Petro, President of Colombia"Cocaine is illegal because it is made in Latin America,
Colombian president goads Trump by saying cocaine is “no worse than whisky” amid US border crackdown
Gustavo Petro made the bizarre claim during a televised cabinet meeting, as the U.S. implemented more measures to curb the flow of illegal immigration and drugs from South America.
Shares in Ecopetrol fall after Colombia's Petro calls for sale of US fracking business
Shares in Colombia's majority state-owned energy conglomerate Ecopetrol fell 2.20% in early trading to 2,005 pesos ($0.48) ...
Colombia’s president orders national oil company to cancel US venture over environmental concerns
Colombian president Gustavo Petro has ordered the state-run oil company Ecopetrol to cancel a joint venture with U.S.
Poisonous creature — found among trash between houses — is a new species in Colombia
Epipedobates are species of poisonous frogs found in dry and humid tropical forests on the western side of the Andes in Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru, according to a study published Feb. 6 in ...
Colombia's Petro calls for sale of Ecopetrol fracking operations in US
Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday called for the sale of state oil firm Ecopetrol's fracking operations in the ...
Colombia’s Top Gas Distributor Hikes Rates 36% Due to Shortage
Grupo Vanti, Colombia’s biggest natural gas distributor, said prices for homes and businesses will rise as much as 36% starting this month as a shortage of the fuel forces the Andean nation to rely on ...
Colombia’s president calls for migrants to leave jobs in the US and return home
Colombia’s president is calling on his compatriots working without legal status in the United States to leave their jobs and ...
Inside Colombia’s Crisis Over Trump’s Deportations
When Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, refused military planes carrying deportees, infuriating President Trump, he ...
Colombia orders Ecopetrol to sell US oil assets to fund clean energy shift
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has directed the state-run oil company Ecopetrol to divest from all fracking operations in ...