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Cocaine "no worse than whiskey," would be "sold like wine" if legalized worldwide, Colombia's president says

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President Gustavo Petro : Cocaine is illegal because it is made in Latin America .

Petro says global cocaine industry could be "easily dismantled" if it were legalized worldwide.

Colombia is the world's, mainly to the United States and Europe , and has spent decades fighting against drug trafficking.

Petro also pointed out that fentanyl "is killing Americans and it is not made in Colombia ".

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semi-formal

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English

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