It’s a good question, particularly because most other generic soft drinks do a pretty good job ... United States which is allowed to import coca leaves. With permission from the DEA, Stepan ...

Tonic water didn’t stay in the medicine box for long. The first commercial tonic water was produced and patented in 1858 by ...

Coca Brynco was launched in Bolivia earlier this week. It is the first mass produced soft drink of its kind and the project is supported by the government of President Evo Morales. The drink was ...

Colombia's president says cocaine is "no worse" than whiskey as global efforts to "decolonize" the plant spread ...

At a commission meeting, Sarabia announced that the government formally asked to revise the list and said that scientific research will prove that “the coca leaf itself is not harmful to health.” The ...

In 2023, the South American country set a new record last year for coca leaf cultivation and cocaine production, which rose 53 percent from 1,738 tonnes (1,915 US tons) to 2,600 tonnes ...