Coca, Erythroxylum coca, The Start of Cocaine

Abstract: This 7 page report discusses cocaine and the coca plant, Erythroxylum coca. The plant itself is native to South America where it has been cultivated since the time of the Incas. Most of the world's coca grows in Bolivia, Colombia and Peru. Although the illegal cocaine market has changed coca production in a fundamental way, traditional legal uses of the plant for chewing and herb tea, with their export markets, remain. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

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Subcatagory: Law Enforcement & Intelligence

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