
Colombia Chamber of Representatives Passes Marijuana Legalization Bill
Legislation that would make legal marijuana a constitutional right in Colombia has been passed by the nation’s Chamber of Representatives. The Chamber voted 98 to 57 to pass the measure to the Senate. The Senate voted in December 56 to 3 to legalize marijuana, but the proposed law received...

“This is the constitutional reform that seeks to authorize the creation of a legal cannabis market for adult use in Colombia”, Representative Juan Carlos Losada said in a translated op-ed. “The regulation of cannabis for adult use in Colombia is the gateway for a new drug policy that abandons the failed paradigm of prohibition and opens the field to a policy guided by public health guidelines, the prevention of consumption and the guarantee of attention of consumer users.”