Colombia's New Drug Policy Shifts Focus Amidst Changing Global Drug War Dynamics
Colombia's New Drug Policy Shifts Focus Amidst Changing Global Drug War Dynamics
Petro Exposes U.S. Cannabis HypocrisyColombia has announced a new national drug policy, with President Gustavo Petro underlining the changing dynamics of the global drug war, emphasizing a shift in U.S. policies.
哥伦比亚宣布了一项新的国家毒品政策，总裁·古斯塔沃·彼得罗强调不断变化的动态全球毒品战争强调美国政策的转变。
Petro stated that the new drug policy won't rely on imprisoning peasants. "The goal is to ensure that peasants and ethnic communities can prosper, showing the world how a policy that is not based on bars, that is not based on extraditions, that is not based on state corruption or repression, can be more effective," per an official announcement.
彼得罗表示，新的毒品政策不会依赖于监禁农民。根据一份官方声明，“我们的目标是确保农民和少数民族社区能够繁荣发展，向世界展示一个不以酒吧为基础、不以流放为基础、不以国家腐败或镇压为基础的政策如何能够更加有效。”
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Petro Exposes U.S. Cannabis Hypocrisy
马来西亚国家石油公司揭露美国大麻伪善
As reported by Marijuana Moment, during his speech, Petro recounted his visit to New York City, where he noted the scent of marijuana in the air, calling out the "enormous hypocrisy" of legal cannabis sales in the country that initiated the global war on drugs.
据大麻时刻报道，彼得罗在演讲中回忆了他对纽约市的访问，在那里，他注意到空气中弥漫着大麻的气味，指责在这个发起全球禁毒战争的国家合法销售大麻的行为是“巨大的虚伪”。
"Marijuana is sold today in Times Square," Petro said. "It smelled on all the streets, all the way around the corner, and they sold it...like any other product. I suppose they charge taxes, and that New York City or the state of New York lives partially from them."
“今天时代广场上有大麻出售，”彼得罗说。“所有的街道、街角都闻到了它的味道，他们就像卖其他任何产品一样……出售它。我想他们是要征税的，纽约市或纽约州的部分生活就是靠他们来的。”
Petro pointed out that the U.S. played a significant role in globalizing the war on drugs over 50 years ago, leading to countless incarcerations and violence due to drug illegality.
彼得罗指出，50多年前，美国在全球化的禁毒战争中发挥了重要作用，导致无数人因毒品非法而被监禁和暴力。
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Colombia's New National Drug Policy
哥伦比亚新的国家毒品政策
- Unveiled on October 3, Colombia's drug policy aims to reduce the country's cocaine production by 43%, mitigate the environmental consequences of illicit drug production, minimize drug-related violence and criminal enforcement, and prioritize the inclusion, social protection, and care of drug users.
- It also seeks to break the cycles of poverty, violence and criminal prosecution in drug-producing regions, fostering a prosperous peasant economy that allows young Colombians to pursue education and careers.
- 哥伦比亚10月3日公布的毒品政策旨在将该国的可卡因产量减少43%，减轻非法毒品生产对环境的影响，最大限度地减少与毒品有关的暴力和刑事执法，并优先考虑吸毒者的融入、社会保护和关爱。
- 它还寻求打破毒品产区的贫困、暴力和刑事起诉的循环，促进繁荣的农民经济，使哥伦比亚年轻人能够追求教育和职业生涯。
Read the full story here at Marijuana Moment.
请在大麻时刻网站上阅读完整的故事。
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