Colombia's vice president, Francisco Santos Calderon says "cocaine is violence". He admits to spending £1 million on cocaine and champagne. That's behind him. He has now made a Panorama documentary about the real cost to Colombia.
About 80% of the world's cocaine comes from Colombia. It is worth about $60 billion when sold on the streets.
The profits are used to finance hostage-taking rebels and paramilitaries in the civil war.
About 2.2 million hectares of forest have been burnt to grow coca.
The US has tried to eradicate the crop by aerial spraying though they haven’t been too successful.
How should Colombia battle the trade? Should cocaine be legalised in any country? Is spraying effective? If users see a link to the environment and violence, will they stop buying? What are your comments on this issue?
SOURCE: BBC
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truth be told anyone can understand the love of money man. very tempting though call a spade a spade in the wrongs hands it may as well be dog shit. i tell you what i have never met a peruvian and if they keep selling drugs probably never will due to poverty and the unspoken code of someone who will never live un less he is the one leader of a cartel. oooh lucky him. drugs are concerning only when addictive so if you want to do something good make ecstacy because at least it isnt addictive and c...