Colombian President Gustavo Petro asserts cocaine is “no worse than whiskey,” suggests drug would “be sold like wine” if legalized for recreational use
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Friday, February 7, 2025
Colombian President Gustavo Petro proposed legalizing cocaine as a means to combat the illicit drug trade.
cocaine “is no worse than whiskey”
during a live broadcast of a government meeting
“Scientists have analyzed this. Cocaine is no worse than whiskey. […] If you want peace, you have to dismantle the [drug trafficking industry]. It could easily be dismantled if they legalize cocaine in the world. It would be sold like wine.”
He also suggested that cocaine was illegal because it was produced in Latin America. He said, “Cocaine is illegal because it is made in Latin America, not because it is worse than whiskey.”
“[Fentanyl] is killing Americans and it is not made in Colombia. […] Fentanyl was created as a pharmacy drug by North American multinationals” and those who consumed it “became addicted.”
Petro took office in 2022.
Colombia is a major world producer and exporter of cocaine, reaching a record high in 2023. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime stated the nation’s production of the drug increased by 53%, which is 2,600 tons.
