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Rewriting The Cannabis Narrative In Colombia: Part 1

For decades, Colombia has borne the burden of America’s foreign drug policy. The public imagination has long been associated with the legacy of narco-trafficking violence perpetrated by Pablo Escobar, the Medellin cartel, and the Cali Cartel.

Benzinga

Colombia urged to investigate botched army raid that left four civilians dead

March raid in remote Putumayo village was intended to target former Farc dissidents now involved in cocaine trade

The Guardian - US

Venezuelans lead growing number of migrants crossing Panama's dangerous Darien

The number of migrants crossing the treacherous Darien Gap linking Colombia and Panama more than doubled in the first quarter of 2022 compared with the year-earlier period, led by Venezuelans, Panamanian officials said on Tuesday.

Reuters

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Colombia's leader touts peace efforts, says drugs are enemy

In a farewell appearance at the U.N. Security Council, Colombian President Ivan Duque is touting his government’s accomplishments in building peace, including steps to reintegrate more than 12,800 former rebels into society

The Independent UK

Mexican cartels swap arms for cocaine, fueling Colombia violence

Mexican drug cartels appear to be shipping high-powered weapons to Colombia to purchase shipments of cocaine, a trade Colombian authorities say is fueling the deadly struggle between rival traffickers for control of the nation's drug routes.

Reuters

Freddy Rincon: Former Colombia captain in critical condition following car crash

Rincon spent two seasons at Real Madrid and won 84 caps for Colombia

The Independent UK

Khiron Opens New Zerenia Clinic And Medical Cannabis Pharmacy In Colombia

Khiron Life Sciences Corp. (OTCQX:KHRNF) (TSXV:KHRN)(Frankfurt:A2JMZC) is opening a new Zerenia clinic location and a new retail pharmacy in Colombia.

Benzinga

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Colombian police rescue 1,000 animals in anti-smuggling operation

Colombia's national police rescued over 1,000 ocelots, snakes, birds and other animals valued at more than $1 million on the black market, authorities said on Monday.

Reuters

Former Colombia player Freddy Rincón in critical condition after car crash

The former Colombia and Real Madrid midfielder Freddy Rincón sustained severe head injuries after an accident in the city of Cali

The Guardian - UK

Former Real Madrid star Freddy Rincon in critical condition after car crashes into bus in Colombia

Former Real Madrid player and captain of the Colombia national team Freddy Rincon is in a critical condition after a serious car accident.

Evening Standard

Former Real Madrid star Freddy Rincon in critical condition after car crash

Freddy Rincon played for Real Madrid and Napoli during his accomplished playing career but the former midfielder is now fighting for his life in hospital after being involved in a car crash

Daily Mirror

Rangers beat Celtic to unofficial title of world’s 'favourite Scottish football club'

They received most clicks in Scotland, across the UK and in countries such as The Netherlands, homeland of boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst, and Colombia, home to striker Alfredo Morelos.

Daily Record

EXCLUSIVE: Isiah Thomas' One World Products Partners With Afro-Colombian Association To Advance Cannabis, Hemp Businesses

One World Products, Inc. (OTC: OWPC), the largest Black-controlled, fully licensed cannabis and hemp producer in Colombia, has partnered with the National Association of Mayors of Municipalities with Afro-Colombian population (AMUNAFRO), Benzinga has learned exclusively.

Benzinga

Gold Rush: Flood Hell As Miners Die When River Bursts Banks

The authorities later reported that the figure for the deceased had "risen to 12".

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In Memoria, Tilda Swinton and Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul navigate a haunted Colombia

The cult Scottish actor functions as a stand-in for director Apichatpong Weerasethakul in his tender and trance-inducing latest, which melds science fiction with the metaphysical.

Reuters

Colombia court approves extradition to the U.S. of accused drug trafficker Otoniel

Colombia's Supreme Court of Justice on Wednesday approved the extradition to the United States of accused drug kingpin and Clan del Golfo crime gang leader Dairo Antonio Usaga, known as Otoniel.

The Independent UK

Cocaine godmother: The wild real life story behind the ‘chameleon’ drug queen portrayed by Sofia Vergara

Griselda Blanco’s psychotic spiral from drug-fuelled orgies to homicidal paranoia, igniting Miami’s cocaine war, is getting a Hollywood glow up, writes Justin Vallejo

Daily Record

Alfredo Morelos out for Rangers until next season as club confirms striker has undergone surgery

Morelos will return to training in pre-season according to an official statement from Ibrox after being injured on Colombia duty.

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Benzinga

How Efficient Is Medicinal Cannabis As Treatment For Chronic Pain? Khiron's Clinical Study Reveals

Khiron Life Sciences Corp. (OTCQX:KHRNF) (TSXV:KHRN) (Frankfurt: A2JMZC) has published in the international peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Pain Research the results of its first clinical study on the use of medical cannabis prescribed to Colombian patients in treating chronic pain. This is the first published clinical evidence on the effectiveness…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Urged to Stop Using Land Mines in its War in Ukraine

A top official in the global campaign against the use of land mines urged Russia on Monday to stop its troops in Ukraine from laying the weapons that too often kill and maim civilians. Alicia Arango Olmos, Colombia’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva and this year’s president of…

Reuters

Colombian man pleads not guilty to conspiring to kill Haiti's Moise

A former Colombian soldier pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges by U.S. prosecutors that he conspired to commit murder or kidnapping outside the United States in connection with the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise.

Benzinga

Colombia's Flora Growth & PharmaCielo Begin Exporting Dried Flower As New Rules Take Effect

Colombian cannabis companies are now able to export THC and CBD-dried flower. The government's completion of a regulatory checklist will essentially enable such cannabis companies as Flora Growth (NASDAQ:FLGC) and PharmaCielo (TSXV:PCLO) (OTCQX:PCLOF) to export to the United States and numerous other countries. The announcement follows the government's passing of Regulation 227 in February, which was designed to make the country's…

Los Angeles Times

Taylor Hawkins, Stephen Sondheim honored at 2022 Grammy Awards

As most Grammy Awards viewers were sadly aware, Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins was supposed to be pounding his kit with the band at this year's ceremony. Tragically, though, less than two weeks ago, Hawkins, 50, was found dead in a Bogota, Colombia, hotel room.

Daily Record

Alfredo Morelos ruled OUT of Rangers showdown against Celtic at Ibrox

Giovanni van Bronckhorst has revealed the Colombian won't make the huge fixture at Ibrox on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Grammys to pay tribute to Taylor Hawkins during ceremony

Hawkins died on 25 March in Colombia

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