But I think it is a bold step on their part, towards workable reconciliation. It is bold because while not being directly involved with the drug trade, the cartels have feared them and paid tariffs (FARC's major source of funding) for safe passage while conducting their trafficking. Its a smart move too, because it empowers their agrarian peasant base and hopefully land reforms, and maybe one day some restitution from the oligarchs. Coincidently it lessens Washington's influence in their country, by de-legitimizing the war on drugs.

Thats my quick take.

the legislature has followed by introducing legislation to decriminalize and Pres. Santos supports decriminalization.

another to allow the great mechanism of modern commercial development, marketing, and media to exploit the drug, if that were allowed half the world would be addicts.

Since FARC is reputed to make their living with drug sales, among other things, this is an interesting development, it suggests they would like to end the war, since it entails diminishing their weapons budget too.