Colombia's president says cocaine is "no worse" than whiskey as global efforts to "decolonize" the plant spread ...

This myth acknowledges the great importance that coca leaves had, and continue to have, in the culture and history of the people of the Andes. Despite gaining notoriety in modern times for being ...

Fans of Coca-Cola have been left shocked after discovering the origins of the soft drink’s iconic name. The drink, which was founded in 1886, continues to make billions around the globe and saw ...

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 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 ...

Morales entered Bolivian public life as the leader of a coca growers union and is on a crusade to persuade the international community to stop stigmatizing the leaf. As president, he has sharply ...

The Colombian government of leftwing President Gustavo Petro announced it will endorse Bolivia's request before the United Nations (UN) for the declassification of the coca leaf as a narcotic drug ...

By 1903, however, fresh coca leaves were removed from the recipe. Since then the company has used a cocaine-free coca leaf extract. In January, the company launched a new flavour, adding a ...

In the 1890s, nine milligrams of cocaine were estimated to be in every glass of Coca-Cola. By 1903, however, fresh coca leaves were removed from the recipe. Since then the company has used a ...