VICE travels to Bolivia to explore the legal coca farms where locals have grown the sacred leaf for generations. Discover the culture and industry surrounding this unique practice. Judge to Trump ...

YouTuber LabCoatz spent a year reverse-engineering Coca-Cola using mass spectrometry and blind taste tests The final recipe identifies specific essential oils like neroli, coriander, and nutmeg as key ...

Dec. 17 (UPI) --The government of President Rodrigo Paz said it will push to revise Bolivia's legal framework for coca leaf cultivation after official data showed that planted areas exceed authorized ...

Coca-Cola has released more uncanny AI-generated Christmas ads, despite the backlash from last year, prompting calls to boycott the soft drink company. Once again, Coca-Cola is embracing generative AI ...

For thousands of years, people in the Andes have chewed the leaves of the coca plant to stave off hunger, treat altitude sickness, and sustain energy. Yet under international law, this ancient crop is ...

In a Policy Forum, Dawson White and colleagues argue that international drug policy must distinguish between the coca leaf – a sacred plant long cultivated in South America – and its purified chemical ...

Long criminalized as the raw material for cocaine, coca is woven into Bolivian life. The government is lobbying the U.N. to ease international restrictions. Marilin Catari, 57, who has worked her ...

YUNGAS, Bolivia (AP) — Tomas Zavala performs a ritual ahead of each workday in his coca field. “The coca leaf is the core of our survival,” Zavala said. “If we work the land without permission, it ...

YUNGAS, Bolivia (AP) — Tomas Zavala performs a ritual ahead of each workday in his coca field. Deep in the lush green mountains of Bolivia’s Yungas region, the 69-year-old farmer closes his eyes, ...