Colombia’s Radical New Approach to Cocaine - Foreign Policy
Oct 30, 2022 · Now, Colombian President Gustavo Petro, the country’s first leftist president, is pursuing a new strategy. The newly inaugurated leader, who has called the war on drugs a …
Colombia Wants ‘Total Peace’ With Cocaine Cartels. Americans ... - VICE
Nov 16, 2022 · To end the drug war in Colombia, the 62-year-old Petro, an economist and former left-wing guerrilla, is pushing an audacious new initiative dubbed “Total Peace” that aims to …
Colombia Announces Largest Cocaine Seizure in Eight Years
Jan 23, 2025 · “It is one of the largest cocaine seizures in Colombia’s history. So far this month the National Police has seized 24 tons,” wrote President Gustavo Petro on social media …
Gustavo Petro Wants to End the War on Drugs - Jacobin
Mar 21, 2024 · “The war on drugs has failed.” Colombian president Gustavo Petro made this statement in his inauguration speech on August 7, 2022, marking one of the priorities of the …
Colombia president asks to stop arrest of narco sought by US
Jan 13, 2023 · The request to suspend the arrest orders against eight members of the so-called Gulf Clan was made by President Gustavo Petro’s peace commissioner in a letter dated Jan. …
Why Colombia Should Fully Legalize Cocaine - Foreign Policy
Nov 15, 2022 · Michael Crowley, a diplomatic correspondent for the New York Times, wrote of policy splits between the Biden administration and Colombia’s new president, Gustavo Petro, …
Colombia shifts strategy in drug war away from coca eradication
Jan 24, 2023 · Bogotá, Colombia — After promising to radically change Colombian drug policy, the administration of President Gustavo Petro has announced plans this month to reduce …
Petro’s New Plan to Tackle Colombia’s Cocaine Trade | WPR
Sep 28, 2023 · Amid surging cocaine production in Colombia, President Gustavo Petro has unveiled an ambitious new plan to tackle the problem.
Could Gustavo Petro Legalize Coca and Cocaine in Colombia?
Jun 21, 2022 · A controversial bill proposing the legalization of the coca leaf and its derivatives, such as cocaine, is gaining traction in Colombia, with some hoping a radical government …
Colombian President Gustavo Petro tells U.N. cocaine "less …
Sep 20, 2022 · Colombian President Gustavo Petro called nations of the world before the UN General Assembly for an end the so called "irrational" war on drugs, which he said "has …