The Daily Populous Thursday February 6th, 2025 evening edition
Authored by politico.eu and submitted by doopityWoop22

“Scientists have analyzed this: cocaine is not worse than whiskey,” he added, suggesting that the global cocaine industry could be “easily dismantled” if the drug was legalized worldwide.

“If somebody wants peace, the business [of drug trafficking] has to be dismantled,” Petro said. “It could be easily dismantled if they legalized cocaine in the world. It would be sold like wine.”

By contrast, Petro pointed out that fentanyl, a contributor to the opioid crisis in the United States, “is killing Americans, but it's not made in Colombia.”

“Fentanyl was created as a pharmacy drug by North American multinationals" and those who used it “became addicted,” he added.

Petro has already been at odds with new U.S. President Donald Trump, after his country initially barred American military planes from landing with returning migrants aboard.

Trump's administration responded by threatening to impose punitive tariffs on Colombian exports to the U.S., pushing Bogotá to agree to accept the migrants "without restriction or delay," according to the White House.

Cocaine production in Colombia reached a record high in 2023, jumping by 53 percent to more than 2,600 tons, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

japanthrowaway on February 6th, 2025 at 14:13 UTC »

I would like to congratulate drugs for winning the war on drugs

LeftPhilly on February 6th, 2025 at 13:23 UTC »

How about legalizing coca leaf for use as coca tea?

Instead of caffeine as a stimulant, it’s just substituting a very mild form of cocaine?

snokegsxr on February 6th, 2025 at 13:12 UTC »

So… are we getting classic Coca Cola back?