Bolivia campaigns to legalize coca
CNN reports that Bolivia has launched a campaign to legalize coca, a native plant that has been used for medicinal purposes and as a mild stimulant by the indigenous peoples of the Andes for thousands of years.
Peruvian authorities have eradicated more than 8,400 hectares of illegal cultivation of coca, in several actions performed between Jan. 23 and Aug. 12 this year in the regions of Huanuco and Ucayali, reports the Ministry of Interior.