Cocaine, Colombia

Cocaine is ‘no worse than whiskey,’ Colombian president says
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," 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.
President of Colombia Says Cocaine Should Be Legalized Worldwide
President of Colombia Gustavo Petro advocated for global cocaine legalization, arguing it could dismantle cartels.
Colombia’s president claims ‘cocaine is no worse than whiskey’ – and suggests drug is only ‘illegal because it is made in Latin America’
This commentary blew right through some lines. Cocaine is no worse for your health than the common glass of whiskey, claimed the president of Colombia — the world’s biggest producer and exporter of the illegal drug.
Colombia’s Petro claims cocaine “no worse than whiskey” in controversial broadcast
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has sparked controversy during a heated live-broadcast cabinet meeting by claiming cocaine's illegal status stems from Latin American prejudice rather than science-based health concerns.
Colombia's president orders national oil company to sell US fracking operation after backing down to Trump
Colombian President Gustavo Petro killed a deal between his state-run oil company and a U.S. counterpart weeks after backing ...
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.
Who is Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, former Marxist guerrilla and country's first leftist leader?
A recent fight over between President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro has brought renewed attention to the ...
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 ...
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Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro buckles under Trump’s trade war threat — offers presidential plane for deportation flights
Colombian President Gustavo Petro quickly reversed course about accepting flights of deported migrants from the US after President Trump threatened emergency tariffs of up to 50% on the South ...
Colombian president urges illegal immigrants in US to return home days after diplomatic spat
The president of Colombia is urging his nationals in the U.S. illegally to return to Colombia, days after a diplomatic spat ...
Colombia to send presidential plane to Honduras to pick up migrants from US flights
Colombia will send its presidential plane to Honduras to pick up Colombians after the country refused to accept migrant ...
Trump announces immediate retaliation against Colombia after socialist president turns back US deportation flights
“The Government of Colombia, under the direction of President Gustavo Petro, has arranged the presidential plane to ...
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 ...
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Colombian president orders increase of import tariffs on US goods after Trump order
Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday ordered an increase of import tariffs on goods from the United States in ...