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Bolivians celebrate the centuries-old tradition of chewing coca leaves

1/12/2023, 8:26:26 PM


In Bolivia, the coca leaf has many uses and is considered sacred. The country's president, Luis Arce, insists that coca - an ingredient of | World | CNN

In Bolivia, the coca leaf has many uses and is considered sacred.

The president of the country, Luis Arce, insists that coca - the ingredient of cocaine - stop being classified as an illegal narcotic and that the legal commercialization of coca cultivation be allowed.