Racism and politics played a part in how we viewed them.” By Philippa Martyr, University of Western Australia Cannabis, ...

Here they will turn the coca leaves into coca paste, a brick of dried powder that is just one stop short of pure cocaine. Small amounts of coca are legal for the indigenous who consider it a ...

By Alek Buttermann Bolivian President Luis Arce reaffirmed the nation's commitment to the legal uses of coca leaf, claiming ...

Coca leaves, minus the cocaine, could become the next hot wellness trend. That's the bet that Pat McCutcheon, a former CEO of a Canadian cannabis company, is making with his new venture ...

Bolivia celebrates the Day of Coca Leaf Tradition, highlighting its cultural, spiritual, and economic significance while ...

Coca leaves are the key ingredient in cocaine and Colombia has long been the top producer of the illegal drug. The area planted with coca bushes rose by 13%, and the biggest increase was recorded ...

Irish army boards cargo ship in drugs operation The majority of those seizures have been of cocaine - a powerful, addictive stimulant that is made through the leaves of the South American coca plant.