On November 25, the Colombian Senate's constitutional
commission voted in favor a bill (Proyecto de Ley 189 de 2020 or PL 189-20)
that would legalize recreational cannabis use in Colombia. Next,
the measure will be put to the Senate at large, and if approved
will be sent to the House of Representatives for consideration.
The bill "proposes the creation of a
Colombian Institute for the Regulation of Cannabis, which would be
in charge of regulating the entire process of recreational
cannabis, from its cultivation to its distribution and
consumption." While ultimately it would be up to the regulator
to determine if cannabis imports are allowed, the proposed
statutory language envisions that possibility. Specifically,
Article 22(3) stipulates that the packaging of imported products
must include the country of origin and the
phrase importado para Colombia.
