The Colombian Senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill to legalize cannabis nationwide, though there are still more legislative steps that need to be taken before it’s potentially enacted into law.
The bill, which has also already received initial approval in the country’s Chamber of Representatives, was approved on the Senate floor during the fourth round of debate in a 56-3 vote.
Lawmakers have met several times in recent weeks to debate the reform proposal, which would amend the country’s Constitution to end cannabis prohibition for adults. This action took place about two weeks after the legalization bill passed the First Committee of the Senate.
At a public hearing in the Senate panel last month, Justice Minister Néstor Osuna said that Colombia has been the victim of “a failed war that was designed 50 years ago and, due to absurd prohibitionism, has brought us a lot of blood, armed conflict, mafias, and crime.”
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