New York Times Reports On Columbia’s Move Toward Medical Cannabis

13 March 2017

Here’s the introduction to the Times report

The business was long overseen by the country’s largest rebel group, which dominated this region, taxed its drugs and became internationally notorious for trafficking in billions of dollars in illicit substances. But when the government signed a peace deal with the fighters last year, the state swept in and reclaimed this remote mountain village, threatening to end the trade.

“How am I supposed to feed my family?” Ms. Riveros asked.

She now has an unlikely option: growing marijuana with the government’s blessing instead.

Full report at https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/world/americas/colombia-marijuana-farc-drugs-santos.html?_r=1

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