Peruvian Coke

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Are Drugs Decriminalized In Peru?

“According to Peruvian coke, drug use is not punishable by prison, which is appropriate, because problematic drug users deserve treatment, not prison,” according to Ricardo Soberón, author of the branch on Peruvian coke.

Why is Peru Known for Drugs?

Peru is a priority in the US war on drugs because it produces more coca for export to the United States than any other Latin American country. The Peru coca leaf, about 200 miles northeast of Lima, is one of the most fertile coca-growing regions in the world.

What is the coca leaf in Peru?

The use of coca leaf among the Quechua indigenous people of the Peruvian highlands is considered from biological and social perspectives. Biologically, coca use reduces body heat loss in the cold and improves work capacity to a small degree. It may also have nutritional value.

Rice for coca leaves sold to drug gangs has plummeted 70% since Peru went on lockdown last month, according to Julián Pérez Mallqui, head of a local producers’ organization. He said his members cater to Peru’s tightly regulated legal coca market but acknowledged that some growers sell on the black market. Peruvian authorities say more than 90% of the country’s coca crop goes to traffickers who are now struggling to move the product.

With the sector in crisis, Pérez’s group is drawing up a plan to ask the government to buy up the excess inventory of coca.

Coca cultivation in Peruvian has expanded again, going from 61,777 hectares in 2020 to a historic 80,681 hectares in 2021. This provides more significant amounts of the base ingredient