Colombia’s Constitutional Court ruled public consumption of cannabis cannot be prohibited in the country, as it violates constitutional rights. This move sets the stage for a full legalization bill, which will likely be introduced into Congress in July.
to overturn it. The law considered drinking a can of beer during a picnic at noon as the same kind of offense as selling a kilo of cocaine by an elementary school, she says, explaining that the Court’s ruling is not about supporting drug consumption in public spaces, but rather about forcing Congress to re-write the Police Code in a more sensible fashion.
Adding to these comments, Michael Miller told me he thinks the Constitutional Court’s action is “extraordinary from a legal and historical standpoint.
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