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Colombia: President Gustavo Petro has asked the parliament to support a bill introduced in July that would amend the constitution to legalise recreational
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13th December 2023 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: Bill 001/2023C, which sought to amend the Constitution to legalise cannabis, was archived yesterday by the Senate, press reports. The bill was
12th December 2023 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: Senate representatives María José Pizarro, from the centre-left party Pacto Histórico, and Juan Carlos Losado, from the Liberal Party, have asked the
23rd November 2023 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: Bill 001/2023C amending the Constitution to legalise cannabis was approved yesterday (22nd November) on its third vote in the Senate. The bill, which
11th October 2023 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The Chamber of Representatives has approved, on its second vote, bill 001/2023C amending the Constitution to legalise recreational cannabis. The bill was approved
5th October 2023 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The discussion and vote of bill 001/2023C, which amends the constitution to legalise recreational cannabis, has been postponed amid a possible lack
1st September 2023 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: Bill 001/2023C amending the constitution to legalise recreational cannabis has been approved on its first debate in the First Commission of the Chamber
26th July 2023 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: A proposed amendment to the constitution to legalise recreational cannabis has been introduced again in the Chamber of Representatives as Bill 001/2023C. It is likely to
30th June 2023 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The High Council for Criminal Policy has highlighted the need to legalise cannabis for adult use in the country, press reports. Despite
26th June 2023 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The government has announced its intention to propose a new bill on recreational cannabis in July for the new legislative period, press
21st June 2023 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: Bill 002/2022, which would have amended the constitution to legalise recreational cannabis, has been rejected by the Senate, press reports. While the measure gained 47 votes
19th June 2023 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The Senate failed to vote on the bill to legalise recreational cannabis last Thursday, and a debate has now been set for Tuesday,
15th June 2023 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: Bill 246/2022C establishing the cannabis legal framework was approved on Tuesday (13th June) by the First Commission at the Chamber of Representatives. The
1st June 2023 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The Senate has postponed until Monday 5th June a debate and vote on a bill to amend the constitution to enable the consumption and
10th May 2023 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The House of Representatives yesterday approved a bill amending the constitution to enable the consumption and production of recreational cannabis. The bill, which
19th January 2023 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: According to a survey conducted by the Colombian Cannabis Industry Observatory (OCIC), 74% of doctors in the country are in favour of
15th December 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: Bill 002/2022 is expected to be passed within a few months, amending the constitution to legalise recreational cannabis, after the Chamber of Deputies yesterday
14th December 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The Ministry of Health and Social Protection is proposing to add medical cannabis to the list of publicly funded medicines, media reports. The resolution, currently
13th December 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: An opinion poll has found 65.2% of Colombians oppose the legalisation of recreational cannabis, press reports. The survey by GAD3 found 21% were in favour
7th December 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The Senate has approved Bill 002/2022 at its second reading by 56 votes to three. The bill, which aims to amend the constitution to legalise
23rd November 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The Senate has approved Bill 002/2022 on recreational cannabis on its first vote. The bill, which aims to amend the constitution to legalise recreational cannabis,
21st November 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The government has announced that it is creating a special drug department. During a seminar on cannabis, the minister of justice and
10th November 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The Global Commission on Drugs Policy (GCDP), whose members include a number of former heads of state and which advocates drug policies based
6th October 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The Chamber of Representatives has approved the recreational cannabis bill on its first debate. The bill aims to regulate adult consumption of cannabis, enabling regions and municipalities
23rd September 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: Twenty-five members of the Chamber of Deputies have urged president Gustavo Petro in a letter to support the bill on recreational cannabis for
15th September 2022 - Colombia, South America |
7th September 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The Chamber of Deputies First Constitutional Committee was today set to discuss a bill that would modify the Constitution to decriminalise the use and possession of cannabis.
12th August 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, is open to large-scale cannabis legalisation in the country, press reports. Petro said during a visit to
29th July 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: A bill regulating recreational cannabis has been introduced in the Chamber of Deputies, press reports. The bill was introduced by Carlos Ardila, a representative
21st July 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: Colombia has for the first time authorised the use of cannabis for veterinary purposes, press reports. The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) has granted
20th June 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: Changes are likely in the legal framework for both recreational and medical cannabis after Gustavo Petro won yesterday’s election second round, giving Colombia
31st May 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: On 29th May, presidential elections took place in Colombia. Since none of the candidates managed to achieve at least 50% of the
20th May 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The Ministry of Justice will hold the International Forum on Medical, Research and Industrial Cannabis, press reports. The forum, to be held
6th April 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The government has approved Resolution 539/2022, which regulates the import and export of cannabis seeds, flowers, and compounds. Those who wish to import those
25th February 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: Colombian president Ivan Duque has announced the launch of further financial credits for small and medium-sized manufacturers of medicinal cannabis in order
22nd February 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The government has approved regulation 227/2022, adding detail to Decree 811, which was approved in August 2021 and allows the manufacture of “non-psychoactive derivatives”
