Colombian ex-president calls 'war on drugs' a failure

March 28, 2012

Christan Leonard

Colombia Reports

In an interview with RCN Radio, former Colombian President Cesar Gaviria called the U.S.-led "war on drugs" a failure and proposed decriminalization to curb the damages caused by prohibition.

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