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 ...

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 ...

On January 11, Bolivia celebrated the Day of Coca Leaf Tradition, highlighting the cultural, spiritual, and economic importance of this ancient plant. The event brought together indigenous communities ...

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 ...

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

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – The Coca-Cola bottling plant in Northampton is now expected to stay open through this year.

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 ...