{"id":46101,"date":"2019-06-20T20:54:02","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T20:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/colombia-rules-that-public-weed-consumption-is-a-constitutional-right\/"},"modified":"2019-06-20T20:54:02","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T20:54:02","slug":"colombia-rules-that-public-weed-consumption-is-a-constitutional-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/news\/colombia-rules-that-public-weed-consumption-is-a-constitutional-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia Rules That Public Weed Consumption Is a Constitutional Right"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colombia is leagues ahead of the US when it comes to weed freedom.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laweekly.com\/light-it-up-is-it-time-for-l-a-and-california-to-join-colombia-in-legalizing-public-consumption-of-cannabis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u><em>LA Weekly\u2019s<\/em><\/u><\/a> cannabis editor, Michael Miller, Colombia\u2019s Constitutional Court recently struck down a 2017 policy that banned weed consumption in public. The policy, which formed part of the nation\u2019s revised Police Code, was ruled unconstitutional as it \u201cviolates the right to privacy, an individual\u2019s autonomy, and the free development of personality,\u201d the court wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Natalia Springer at the Colombian publication <a href=\"https:\/\/www.las2orillas.co\/que-los-narcos-se-tomaron-la-corte-constitucional\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u><em>Las 2 Orillas<\/em><\/u><\/a> noted that under the Police Code, any kind of public consumption of an intoxicating substance could fall under the ban, including drinking a beer on a restaurant patio.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers who supported the court\u2019s ruling claimed the ban had nothing to do with public safety and everything to do with political opposition to Colombia\u2019s medical marijuana program, which became legal in 2016. But the court specified its ruling boiled down to badly written law, not politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA law cannot create general restrictions on freedom,\u201d the court wrote. \u201cIt must be specific regarding time, place, and circumstance\u2026 and subject to reasonableness and proportionality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Conservative President Iv\u00e1n Duque, who backed the public consumption ban, said he \u201caccepts and respects\u201d the court\u2019s decision, according to <em>LA Weekly<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Under Colombian law, medical marijuana patients have a right to access, grow, and consume cannabis. It\u2019s not a privilege bestowed by the government. Households can cultivate up to 20 plants, but patients aren\u2019t allowed to sell their plants or its products.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in the US, only one state has codified public consumption into law. In May, Colorado approved a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/news\/colorado-just-passed-a-slew-of-groundbreaking-drug-reform-laws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>marijuana hospitality<\/u><\/a>\u201d bill, which established a licensed system for public consumption venues like cannabis bars, concert halls, and lounges. <a href=\"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/news\/alaska-legalizes-social-cannabis-consumption-inside-specialty-pot-shops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Alaska<\/u><\/a> passed a highly restrictive tasting-room bill in March.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/culture\/opportunity-for-all-how-massachusetts-is-creating-social-equity-in-legal-cannabis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Massachusetts<\/u><\/a> and parts of California are also trying to roll-out social consumption programs, with slow and limited success thus far.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Randy Robinson on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RanDieselJay\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u><em>Twitter<\/em><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The court said that the ban, as it was written, \u201cviolates the right to privacy, an individual\u2019s autonomy, and the free development of personality.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3036],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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