Although cocaine is consumed in every part of the world, its base, the coca plant, is mainly cultivated in three Latin American countries: Peru, Bolivia and Colombia. The latter made headlines in ...

Fans of Coca-Cola have been left shocked after discovering the origins of the soft drink’s iconic name. The drink, which was ...

Cocaine is smuggled to the US a variety of ... At one point the FARC controlled 70% of Colombia's coca crops. Coca plants grow just two months a year amid the lush greenery of the Colombian ...

The cultivation of the coca plant and the highly profitable transformation of the bush’s alkaloid-rich leaves into cocaine hydrochloride became a leading driver of Colombia’s civil war and pro ...

Colombia's national potential cocaine output and the amount of cocaine produced per hectare are growing, thanks to highly-productive coca strains, even as crop area shrinks. (% change) Net coca ...

Gustavo Petro says cocaine is only illegal because it is produced in Latin America Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Coca leaves are taken from the same plant used to make cocaine, while kola nuts give it the distinctive flavour and also contain natural caffeine. Although the exact Coca Cola recipe used today is ...

As with climate change, why are we so slow to recognise the existential threat that drug use poses to humanity?

Once again, the President of Colombia has sparked controversy with his statements. This time, during an emergency cabinet ...

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 ...

However, since he came to power, Colombia’s cocaine production has surged. Cultivation of coca leaves in Colombia increased 10% in 2023 from the previous year, while potential cocaine production ...