Coca-Cola, a brand synonymous with soft drinks, wasn't always the global powerhouse it is today. Its journey is marked by key ...

They were often mixed with another stimulant, leaves from the coca plant (yes, coca is extracted from these leaves to make ...

This article was originally published on Psychedelic Spotlight and appears here with permission. I tried chewing coca leaves for a week; here's what happened.

Buzz is building around a new star beverage in Bolivia, where the coca leaf has long been legal despite the U.N.'s blanket prohibition due to the plant's association with cocaine.

According to the U.N., the Colombian president is struggling to crack down on armed groups profiting from the cocaine trade as coca crops in the country reach an all-time high.

Buzz is building around a new star beverage in Bolivia, where the coca leaf has long been legal despite the U.N.’s blanket prohibition due to the plant’s association with cocaine.

The difference between coca leaves and cocaine, a Peruvian friend once quipped, is the difference between traveling by mule and jet plane. A clever line, but one that misses an essential point ...

Coca-Cola might be the world’s most recognizable brand. But what would it be with only half the name? An Indigenous business in Colombia, acting, it says, “in defense of the coca leaf,” is ...

Some 253,000 hectares were planted with coca leaf in 2023, the report said, up from 230,000 in 2022. That brought last year's potential cocaine production up 53% to 2,644 metric tons, compared ...

Police identified the suspect as Giuseppe Palermo, who was wanted under an Interpol red notice calling for his arrest in 196 countries.

Buzz is building around a new star beverage in Bolivia, where the coca leaf has long been legal despite the U.N.’s blanket prohibition due to the plant’s association with cocaine.