Medical Marijuana Advances in Colombia
Earlier this month, Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos announced a decree that created a regulatory legal licensing framework for the cultivation, processing, research and development and exportation of cannabis for scientific and medical purposes.
On Friday, Nov. 13, Reuters commented on the decree, writing it would legalize medical marijuana “in a further shift in drug policy after suspending aerial fumigation of illicit crops.” Reuters added that, “President Juan Manuel Santos told BBC Mundo the decree would be signed in the coming days.”
Of course, when it comes to rewriting laws, nothing is done all at once. In an article summarizing the news, Marijuana Business Daily pointed out that Santos clarified “the nation is only legalizing marijuana for medical and scientific purposes, and that observers should not construe the decree as a move towards repealing prohibition entirely.” However, it continued, “Santos has long been on record as supporting MMJ legalization.”
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