Colombia is once again looking to the skies to combat drugs. In his first speech as president, far-right leader Abelardo de la Espriella announced that his government will resume spraying illicit crops—one of the most controversial tools in the country’s long war on drugs. “Coca cannot be combated with doctored statistics or manipulated maps,” the… Keep Reading
A paragliding crash in Colombia shattered Joey Coleman’s L1 vertebra and put paralysis on the table. The road back included a Colombian hospital, opioid withdrawals in a hotel room, a Grand Junction lottery, and the plant that finally let him sleep through the pain. He now runs KAI Dispensary in Colorado. The vultures showed up… Keep Reading
In Baranoa, Colombia, a medical cannabis company has just launched a solar farm to power part of its own operation. The project, presented by the Ministry of Mines and Energy as the first initiative of its kind in the Colombian Caribbean, brings together 147 solar panels, self-generated energy and medical weed cultivation under one agroindustrial… Keep Reading
Colombia is moving forward with a controversial plan to euthanize dozens of invasive hippos descended from Pablo Escobar’s private collection, as their population continues to grow uncontrollably. The decision highlights a complex clash between environmental protection, public safety, and animal welfare, with no easy solution in sight. As early as 2022, Colombia’s growing hippopotamus population… Keep Reading
