Defying U.S., Colombia Ends A Drug Tactic. (cover story)

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Author(s): NEUMAN, WILLIAM (AUTHOR)
Source:
New York Times. 5/15/2015, Vol. 164 Issue 56867, pA1-A7. 2p. 1 Black and White Photograph.
Subject Terms:
*DRUG control; *HERBICIDES; *COCAINE industry; *DRUG laws; *COCA; *GLYPHOSATE; *GOVERNMENT policy; COLOMBIA-United States relations; ENVIRONMENTAL aspects

Additional Information
- Subject Terms:
  COLOMBIA
- Abstract:
  The article discusses the Colombian government's decision to halt aerial spraying of illegal plantings of coca in Colombia that are used to produce cocaine after it was revealed that the glyphosate herbicide spray used probably causes cancer in humans. Topics addressed include the U.S. government's calls for Colombia to continue spraying as part of an American-backed antidrug campaign, as well as potential alternative antidrug approaches.