As the WHO reviews coca leaves' international scheduling status, momentum is growing to address this injustice to Indigenous ...

The UN allows a few Indigenous groups that have harvested coca ancestrally to cultivate the plant — including the group that Power Leaves is partnering with, according to a pitch deck that ...

Unprocessed leaves from the plant can be enjoyed by chewing them or by brewing them into a tea. Locals still use coca today to combat altitude sickness, and to relieve pain and hunger. Some still ...

Here they will turn the coca leaves into coca paste ... of coca are legal for the indigenous who consider it a sacred plant. Wandering the countryside, a policeman is not expected to rip out ...

Bolivia is pushing for the global decriminalisation of coca leaf – the main ingredient of cocaine – to export the plant and ease its economic crisis. But a "landmark" recent decision by the ...

Although cocaine use became widespread in the 19th century once it was synthesized into cocaine hydrochloride salts, ...

Among these flavors is the extract of coca plant leaves and, formerly, caffeine-packed kola nuts, which were once at the heart of Coke's iconic flavor. Vanilla and cinnamon are also in the mix of ...

Since the 1990s, except for a brief period from 2011 to 2012, Colombia has consistently been the world's leading cultivator of the coca plant. The bushy shrub’s alkaloid-rich leaves, long chewed ...

The head of state also pointed out that Kokabol will carry out “research and productive technological development of the coca leaf and medicinal plants for their industrialization” as part of ...

"Plant-based drugs offer new opportunities and ... These include statements regarding Jaguar's expectation that the coca leaf imported from Peru will be used for development of a Botanical Drug ...

Northampton Coca-Cola bottling plant will close at end of 2023 However, this leaves workers unsure of when they need to find new jobs. The plant bottles the beverage company’s non-carbonated ...