Farid Samir Benavides VenegasFarid Samir Benavides Venegas2026-03-222026-03-22201610.32870/dgedj.v0i4.58https://doi.org/10.32870/dgedj.v0i4.58https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/66081Drug policy in Colombia has been advancing increasingly towards greater liberalization of consumption and the consideration of the consumer as a person who exercises a right and problematic consumption as a public health problem rather than as a matter of the penal system. From the classic constitutional sentence of 1994 to the new criminal sentences, the Colombian justice system adopts a progressive vision regarding the problem of drugs.esSentenceConsumption (sociology)Welfare economicsLiberalizationEconomic JusticePolitical scienceHumanitiesEconomicsarticle