But in a country as poor as Bolivia, where the daylong ride from the remote Chapare to the market in Cochabamba takes a toll on passengers as well as perishable crops, the challenge is extreme. Poor farmers will likely continue growing coca as long as they can get away with it. No Cocaine Addicts in Bolivia Coca leaves are a genuine herbal medicine. I have used them to fight altitude sickness in the Andean highlands. They are harmless, nutritious and beneficial in context.
Cocaine is a useful pharmaceutical.
Our policies are the height of hypocrisy, and will work for coca as well as they have for the opium poppy and cannabis, which is to say, not at all. The War on Drugs is a crime against humanity and sin against nature. It must be stopped. We do not own nor are responsible for visitor comments. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 and The Berne Convention on Literary and Artistic Works, Article 10, news clippings on this site are made available without profit for research and educational purposes.