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President Juan Manuel Santos signaled his support Thursday for a bill that would allow the medical use of marijuana in Colombia, which the Colombian Congress will debate in September.
Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina said Wednesday his country could present a plan before year's end to legalize the production of marijuana and opium poppies.
Once again, the United Nations' General Assembly meeting in New York City has become a forum for calls for drug reform.
Shaygan won a $600,000 judgment against Hoffman and another federal prosecutor, with the judge in the case finding their conduct profoundly disturbing.
OAS released a report on drug control that includes an assessment of the current state of affairs and looks at scenarios for directions in drug policy.
Bogota, Colombia has a problem with bazuco, an addictive derivative of cocaine. The city is now experimenting with using marijuana to cure drug addicts.
Basuco, Colombia's answer to crack cocaine, is a problem. With many addicted to the impure cocaine paste, officials may turn to cannabis for treatment.
Colombia: Minister for Justice and Law Ruth Stella Correa said Wednesday that the government will propose decriminalizing the possession of small amounts...
In peace talks in Havana Tuesday, Colombia's FARC guerrillas called on the Colombian government to consider legalizing coca cultivation.
Recreational marijuana use has long been the subject of heated debate, and laws regulating cannabis consumption vary greatly from country to country.
Breaking the Taboo is a must-see documentary arguing to end the failed War on Drugs (#BreakTheTaboo)
Wednesday's UN General Assembly session saw three Latin American heads of state call on it to promote debate on alternatives to the war on drugs.
Colombia Okays Prescriptions for Addicts in Bogota; President Juan Manuel Santos has given the go-ahead to Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro's plan to prescribe otherwise illicit drugs to addicts in the Colombian capital, according to Colombian press reports.
For the first time in nearly a decade, the Colombian government will sit down for peace talks with the Marxist guerrillas of the FARC.
A book review of "Drugs, Insecurity, and Failed States: The Problems of Prohibition" by Nigel Inkster and Virginia Comolli.
Here's an in depth book review of "The FARC: The Longest Insurgency" by Garry Leech, which covers the group considered terrorists by the US and Colombia..
