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 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.
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,
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 orders national oil company to sell US fracking operation after backing down to Trump
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Shares in Ecopetrol fall after Colombia's Petro calls for sale of US fracking business
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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.
After a political standoff, travel from Colombia is fraught. Can Americans still go?
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Colombia's Petro calls for sale of Ecopetrol fracking operations in US
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Colombia orders Ecopetrol to sell US oil assets to fund clean energy shift
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