Colombia urges UN to remove coca leaf from harmful substances list

10/03/2025 21:17 The Guardian

Foreign minister says legalisation of main ingredient of cocaine is only way to stop drug trafficking and violenceColombia, whose president, Gustavo Petro, is a vocal critic of the US-led war on drugs, has urged the UN to remove coca – the main ingredient in cocaine – from a list of harmful substances.Used not only for cocaine, the coca leaf is also chewed as a stimulant in countries such as Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador, or brewed into a tea thought to combat altitude sickness. Continue reading...

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