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Colombian President Gustavo Petro, in his final months in office, delivered a candid interview to POLITICO, criticizing the fifty-year war on drugs as a failure and advocating for legalization over criminalization. He linked drugs to societal shifts, from fueling global capitalism to signaling despair in wealthy nations. Petro also discussed the evolution of Colombian cartels into multinational mafia networks and the countrys record seizures of cocaine. He urged dialogue over confrontation, including potential talks with Cuba, as Colombians prepare for their upcoming elections.

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