Colombia's president says cocaine is "no worse" than whiskey as global efforts to "decolonize" the plant spread ...

Colombian Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia, in an address to the UN's Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, insisted Monday that the coca leaf, cocaine's main ingredient, 'is itself not harmful to ...

Colombia, whose President Gustavo Petro is a vocal critic of the US-led war on drugs, on Monday urged the UN to remove coca - ...

Colombia President Gustavo Petro is calling on his country's Congress to legalize marijuana, saying its prohibition "only ...

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According to Sarabia, Colombian authorities would be able to more effectively combat cocaine production “if we harness [the coca leaf’s] potential for industrial uses such as fertilizers and beverages ...

In 2023, the South American country set a new record last year for coca leaf cultivation and cocaine production, which rose 53 percent from 1,738 tonnes (1,915 US tons) to 2,600 tonnes ...

Colombia, whose President Gustavo Petro is a vocal critic of the US-led war on drugs, on Monday urged the UN to remove coca -- the main ingredient in cocaine -- from a list of harmful substances.