Colombia and Mexico Seek to Change United States' Regional Drug Policies Television del Sur
go to original May 11, 2015

Colombia’s president, a close Washington ally, questioned the double standards of U.S. policies abroad. (Reuters)

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos revealed that his country and Mexico will try to change U.S. drug policies toward the region in an interview published Sunday by Proceso magazine.

Santos announced that both countries would introduce the discussion in the next United Nations General Assembly meeting on drugs in 2016.

The Colombian president mentioned ongoing and growing efforts to decrimialize recreational and medical marijuana in the U.S., while similar efforts are not being promoted in Latin America. He also warned that if the peace talks in Havana succeed, it is likely that Mexican drug lords will seek to seize the opportunity opened by the dissapearance of the FARC guerrilla.

“It is probable that Mexican cartels will try to directly influence the production and traffic of cocaine (from Colombia),” explained Santos. Santos expressed his hope that the U.N. General Assembly will take this historical opportunity to redefine the way in which the world tackles the drug problem.

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