Juan Carlos Losada

A measure that sought to legalize marijuana in Colombia was put on hold by Senate members in December, during its fourth round of eight obligatory debates to pass the constitutional amendment. The proposal was introduced by Reps. Juan Carlos Losada and Sen. María José Pizarro Rodriguez in July. If...

A measure that seeks to legalize marijuana in Colombia has been put on hold by Senate members on Tuesday. Before that, the measure had advanced through the Chamber of Representatives and a Senate committee. During its fourth round of eight obligatory debates to pass the constitutional amendment,...

Adult-use cannabis legalization cleared its first hurdle in Colombia this week. A bill to “regularize” cannabis for adult use cleared the first of eight legislative debates, marking an important step in the path to reform. The bill had previously made it all the way through...

Colombia's Senate rejected a bill on Tuesday that would decriminalize the sale of recreational cannabis. The constitutional reform bill received 43 votes against and 47 in favor, thereby falling short of the 54 required for it to be passed. The voting occurred just one hour...

By Joana Scopel via El Planteo Although there are still more legislative steps to follow before it (potentially) enacted, the bill to legalize marijuana in Colombia was approved Tuesday by the Senate in a new instance. This is a law that legalized the use of cannabis in all its functions,...

Colombia lawmakers have approved a bill to legalize and regulate cannabis nationwide, advancing it through a committee with nearly unanimous support. President Gustavo Petro, who recently became Colombia's first leftist president along with Francia Márquez, the first Black...

It’s been three years since Colombia issued Decree 613, regulating cannabis for medical and scientific use across the country. The program has been generally considered successful, and has helped establish a cannabis industry that is leading the region in terms of regulatory development...