Cocaine “nothing worse than whiskey” would be “sold as a wine” if it was legalized around the world, says Colombia President

Bogota – Cocaine “is not worse than whiskey” and is only illegal because it comes from Latin America, said Colombian President Gustavo Petro while broadcasting live at a government meeting.

Colombia is the world the largest cocaine manufacturer and exporterMostly in the United States and Europe, and has spent decades fighting drug trade.

During the six-member ministerial meeting-lived live for the first time, the ever-wagoner said that “cocaine is illegal because it was made in Latin America, not because it is worse than whiskey.”

“Scientists have analyzed it. Cocaine is not worse than whiskey,” he added, suggesting that the global cocaine industry could be “easily dismantled” if the drug was legalized around the world.

“If you want peace, you have to disassemble the job (drug store),” he said. “This could easily be dismantled if they legalize cocaine in the world. He would sell like wine.”
Petro also pointed out Fentanil “kills Americans And it was not made in Colombia, “they relate to an opioid that is responsible for about 75,000 deaths in the United States each year, according to official data.

“Fentanil created as a pharmacy as a pharmacy by the North American multinational companies,” and those who consumed it “became addicted,” he added.

Ever since he came to power in 2022, Petro tried to make peace with all the armed groups that encouraged drug trade, hoping to end six decades of conflict.

Cocaine production in Colombia reached a record 2023, jumping 53 percent, to 2600 tons, according to the UN on drugs and crime.