Colombia’s congress to debate total legalization of marijuana
Colombia’s congress to debate total legalization of marijuana
Posted by Adriaan Alsema on Jun 11, 2015
Little more than a month before Colombia’s Congress will debate the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes, a leading senator announced on Thursday he will be seeking full legalization of the drug.
Senator Roy Barreras of the coalition U Party told press that when Congress returns from summer recess and begins debating renewed drug laws, he will seek to adapt the current proposal to legalize marijuana for medical purpose.
Barreras, a senator from Cali that is suffering major security issues because of ongoing rivalry between drug gangs, said he wants marijuana not only to be legally available for medical purposes, but also for recreational purposes.
“This is a complex issue because parents are anxious and worried, and believe their children will turn into potheads the next day, but I tell them with full conviction that if their children are not alcoholics today despite alcohol being legal,” Barreras was quoted as saying by newspaper El Espectador.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombias-congress-to-debate-total-legalization-of-marijuana/
