Colombia to decriminalize personal drug use

[Judi Lynn]

Colombia to decriminalize personal drug use
Tuesday, 13 March 2012 10:23
Arron Daugherty

The administration of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has been preparing legislation to decriminalize personal drug possession, according to an exclusive El Tiempo report Tuesday.

According to the report, a 56 page document is being finalized and will be ready to be presented as legislation towards the end of the week.

The legislation would seek to reaffirm an August 2011 Colombian Supreme Court ruling that possession of personal quantities of drugs was a constitutional right.

The report said Colombia was the first South American country to allow personal consumption when it decriminalized possession of small quantities of drugs in 1994. Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe later banned the legal carrying of small amounts of drugs, but this was overruled by Colombia's Supreme Court.

More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/22789-santos-to-decriminalize-personal-drugs-use-in-colombia.html

[Bacchus4.0]

1. sounds very reasonable n/t

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[naaman fletcher]

2. Great news.

Colombia and Guatemala are really doing some good work here. I hope Chavez jumps on board as well. Perhaps he is lying low on purpose those and letting the US allies push this, knowing that if he is in the forefront of it the US would respond more strongly.