The legal status of cocaine varies worldwide. Even though many countries have banned the sale of cocaine for recreational use, some have legalized it for possession, personal use, transportation, and cultivation, while some have decriminalized it for certain uses. It is necessary to distinguish cocaine from coca leaves or the plant itself.
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References
Further reading
- "Booming cocaine production suggests the war on drugs has failed. Now some politicians in Latin America and Europe are saying so publicly". The Economist. Appeared in the international print edition under the headline "The war on drugs don’t work.". Oct 13, 2022.
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