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Colombia’s Gustavo Petro Calls for End to War on Drugs

HeadlineSep 21, 2022

Other speakers at the United Nations on Tuesday included Colombia’s newly elected President Gustavo Petro. He called for an end to the war on drugs.

President Gustavo Petro: “From my wounded Latin America, I demand you to end the irrational war on drugs. To curb on drug consumption doesn’t need wars, arms. It needs us all to build a better society.”

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