Cocaine “is not worse than whiskey”, it will be “sold like wine” if it is legalized all over the world, says Colombia President says

Bogota – Colombian President Gustavo Petro said: “Cocaine” is not worse than whiskey “and is only illegal because it comes from Latin America.

Colombia is the world The largest product and source of cocaineBasically to the United States and Europe, it has ruled fighting against drug trafficking.

During a six-hour ministerial meeting-the direct broadcast for the first time-the left president said, “Cocaine is illegal because it is made in Latin America, not because it is worse than whiskey.”

“Scientists have analyzed this. Cocaine is not worse than whiskey,” which indicates that the global cocaine industry can be legalized, “if the drug is legalized all over the world.

“If you want peace, you must dismantle the work of (drug smuggling),” he said. “It can be easily dismantled if they give legitimacy to cocaine in the world. It will be sold like wine.”
Petro also indicated this Fintanel “kills the Americans It is not made in Colombia, “referring to the opioid materials responsible for about 75,000 deaths in the United States every year, according to official data.

“Fintanel was created as a pharmaceutical drug by multinational companies in North America,” and those who consumed it became “addicted.”

Since his arrival in power in 2022, Petro peace with all armed groups fed by drug smuggling, hoping to end six decades of conflict.

Cocaine production in Colombia reached a record level in 2023, when it jumped 53 percent to 2,600 tons, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.