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Caribbean, recreational use of cannabis emerged in the Atlantic ports, particularly Barranquilla, leading the Colombian government to further restrict cannabis in 1939 and 1946.
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Cannabis for recreational purposes is partially legal: self-cultivation, possession and consumption have been legal (since 1994), but commercialization is illegal.
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