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CNN on MSN · 13h

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.

Metro on MSN · 8h

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.

The Financial Times · 2d

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,

Foreign President Claims ‘Cocaine Is Illegal Because It’s Made In Latin America,’ Calls For Legalization

Colombian President Gustavo Petro claimed Tuesday that cocaine is only illegal around the world because it's produced in Latin American countries, and that legalizing it would help strip power from cartels.

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Allies to Adversaries? How The U.S.-Colombia Relations Could Devolve Under Trump and Petro

While Petro folded under the pressure from Trump's tariff threat, analysts worry that the high-profile dispute may foreshadow ...

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As Trump’s War on Migrants Transcends Borders, Resistance Grows in Latin America

Colombia, along with Mexico, Brazil and Honduras, are already resisting the Trump administration’s neo-imperial regional ...

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Colombia’s president calls for migrants in U.S. to leave jobs there and return home

Colombian President Gustavo Petro is calling on his compatriots working without legal status in the United States to leave ...

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