He noted that smaller towns, such as the Andes, could potentially enjoy a legal cannabis industry without licensing requirements. A bill to legalize cannabis in Colombia passed in the Senate on Tuesday. This signifies the seventh of eight votes required before the bill reaches Colombia’s progressive President Gustavo Petro’s desk. Petro also discussed how a legal cannabis market could nurture Colombia’s economy. Colombia continues to be a major cocaine exporter, according to the United Nations Office of Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
A bill to legalize cannabis in Colombia passed in the Senate on Tuesday. The primary focus of ending the war on cannabis is directly tied to halting organized crime, and illicit activities and addressing overpopulated prisons. Sen. María José Pizarro, the Senator behind the legislation, wrote in an op-ed last month that current cannabis prohibition “has enriched criminal organizations that continue to expand and sow terror around the world.”
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