![Petro's drug policy in the Colombia without a "war on drugs" has hurt relations with the US.](https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/petro-colombia-coca-war-on-drugs-policy-us-relations-07192023-1.jpg?w=519&h=259&crop=1)
Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s approach to the War on Drugs has proven far less radical than he promised—and less intelligible as well. But despite the obstacles to a total overhaul of Bogota’s strategy, a confluence of circumstances in both Colombia and the U.S. may offer a unique opportunity for drug policy reform.