Colombia's President Santos advocates legalizing drugs.
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« on: November 15, 2011, 04:42:10 AM »

''This is a very sensitive political subject and there's a lot of hypocrisy there," says Santos. "Many leaders, in private, they will say something and they tell me something and in public they say, 'But I can't do this probably because my people will really crucify me.

For example, I would never legalise very hard drugs like morphine or heroin because they are suicidal drugs. I might consider legalising cocaine if there is a world consensus, because it has affected us most here in Colombia. I don't know what is more harmful, cocaine or marijuana. That's a health discussion. But again, only if there is a consensus.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/13/colombia-juan-santos-war-on-drugs?newsfeed=true

Right there with Calderón realizing that this is an unwinnable war.

Santos, for anyone unaware, was Uribe's defense minister. Real FARC-Killing dude.

Also an admitted drug-user.
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« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2011, 01:57:29 PM »

Has Secretary of State Vinick commented on this?
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« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2011, 06:10:45 PM »

This is going to happen eventually and probably sooner than we think... and when it happens, it will be one of those political waves which occurs occasionally.
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