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The decision affected the second paragraph of Article 14 of the country's drug control legislation (Law Number 23,737) that punishes the possession of drugs for personal consumption with prison sentences ranging from one month to two years (although education or treatment measures can substitute penalties).
This lead to large amounts of funding and manpower and manpower for the United States traveling to Latin America to help stop the production and flow of drugs into the United States. [4] One major milestone in the efforts for both Latin American countries and the United states was the signing of extradition treaties for drug traffickers. [5]
Sinaltrainal v. Coca-Cola, 578 F.3d 1252 (11th Cir. 2009), was a case in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld the dismissal of a case filed by Colombian trade union Sinaltrainal (National Union of Food Workers) against Coca-Cola in a Miami district court, demanding monetary compensation of $500 million under the Alien Tort Claims Act for the deaths of three ...
Women involved in narcomenudeo (street-level drug crime). Across Latin America, the female population behind bars for offenses related to organized crime has doubled in the last decade. In Mexico ...
Colombian President Gustavo Petro proposed on Saturday an alliance between Latin American countries to bring a unified voice to the fight against drug trafficking, by recognizing drug consumption ...
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Colombia has had a significant role in the illegal drug trade in Latin America. While active in the drug trade since the 1930s, Colombia's role in the drug trade did not truly become dominant until the 1970s. [80] When Mexico eradicated marijuana plantations, demand stayed the same. Colombia met much of the demand by growing more marijuana.
Latin American drug legalization RE 635.659 was a case of the Supreme Court of Brazil concerning the decriminalization of drugs for personal use. [ 1 ] The case's rapporteur , Gilmar Mendes , cast the initial vote in favor of decriminalization, and the majority of the Court agreed to decriminalize cannabis .