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, ...

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian land dedicated to the cultivation of coca leaves, a raw ingredient for cocaine, jumped 10% last year to reach the largest area in over two decades, a report by the United ...

Despite the stigma, the coca plant is effectively entering the drug reform movement as part of an expected “third wave of decriminalization” along with other controlled substances including ...

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 ...