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Bolivia ended their war on drugs by kicking the DEA out of their country

10/8/2016 - Bolivia, one of the world's three coca-growing countries (along with Peru and Colombia), found a way to end its bloody drug wars – by legalizing coca and kicking out the DEA. Although the strategy runs counter to that of the U.S. (which continues to pursue its largely useless eradication and...

After banning it over cancer concerns, Colombia now dropping glyphosate on cocaine fields... because it effectively ruins crops

5/18/2016 - Colombian officials know exactly where to find chemical weapons when they need them. Glyphosate, the popular plant-killing chemical found in Roundup, has been used by the Colombian government and supported by the U.S. as a means to combat the cultivation of coca. Luis Carlos Villegas, the Colombian...

Big Pharma corporation involved in cocaine trade and dumping nuclear waste in St. Louis suburb paid zero taxes in 2015

3/7/2016 1:33:28 PM - Coca-Cola has been a household name since the company was first created back in 1886 by a pharmacist in Atlanta named Dr. John. S. Pemberton. Within two years of its creation, Coca-Cola became the world's number one selling carbonated beverage, and today is sold in over 200 different countries, according...

Bolivia kicks out US Drug Enforcement Agency; drug crime rates immediately plummet

9/11/2015 - Most Americans have been conditioned to believe that the function of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is to reduce the manufacture, sale and trafficking of illegal drugs. However, one South American nation has thrown a huge wrench into that supposition. The government of Bolivia recently booted...

Colombian president says he will ban glyphosate spraying on coca plants; deadly chemical is routinely sprayed on people's homes and families

5/17/2015 - Taking a stance against drugs like cocaine is certainly a good thing, but doing it at the expense of the environment and other people's lives is devastating and unacceptable. However, that's exactly what is taking place in parts of Colombia, where aerial fumigations of Monsanto-manufactured glyphosate...

Coca Cola: Protecting profits at all costs (opinion)

6/9/2012 4:07:58 AM - So, in New York, Mayor Bloomberg had a plan to limit the size of sugary drinks (soda) to curtail the obesity epidemic. Coca Cola, in their efforts to save their profits, has taken the offensive by saying that Mayor Bloomberg's proposal has no scientific evidence proving a connection between obesity...

To this day, Coca-Cola still imports coca leaves which are used to manufacture cocaine in the United States

6/9/2011 - Coca leaves have been chewed and consumed as tea for thousands of years in the high Andes. They are rich in many essential nutrients; they ease respiratory and digestive distress and are a natural stimulant and painkiller. Indigenous tradition and scientific studies have both confirmed that in their...

The coca leaf is not a drug

1/5/2011 - The Quechua people of the Andes and their Inka ancestors have long used the coca leaf for medicinal properties and in sacred spiritual ceremonies. Recently, however, it was discovered that the coca leaf was utilized 8000 years ago by Andes-dwelling people. In the Nanchok Valley of Peru, researchers...

Bolivia launches "Coca-Colla" drink made from medicinal coca plant

5/22/2010 - The Bolivian government has announced plans to launch a carbonated soft drink called Coca-Colla, to be made with actual coca leaves. The name (pronounced koka koya) is an allusion to Colla suyu, the quadrant of the Inca empire that contained the modern territory of Bolivia. The plan for the beverage...

Why Ecuador and South America despise the USA's "War on Drugs"

9/19/2009 - The U.S. "War on Drugs" is despised by almost everyone except for those who benefit from it (the DEA, prison corporations, paramilitary contractors, etc.). In South America, the War on Drugs is especially disliked for many good reasons, but to understand those reasons, you first have to grasp the importance...

"All natural" claim on food labels is often deceptive; foods harbor hidden MSG and other unnatural ingredients

3/21/2005 - When you're shopping for groceries, watch out for the phrase "all natural" as claimed on the front of various product packages. It turns out that the phrase "all natural" can mean just about anything; it actually has no nutritional meaning whatsoever and isn't truly regulated by the FDA. This came...

The unauthorized history of Coca-Cola (satire)

1/14/2005 - Coca-cola was originally promoted as a drink "offering the virtues of coca without the vices of alcohol." Until 1903, a typical serving contained 60mg of cocaine. Today, it still contains an extract of coca leaves. The Coca-Cola Company imports eight tons of coca leaf from South America each year --...

Soft drink company marketing tactics: the experts sound off

1/8/2005 - This is a compilation of quotes about soft drink company marketing tactics from some of the leading authors on health, food marketing and food politics. This full list, and much more information, is included in The Five Soft Drink Monsters downloadable ebook. Marion Nestle Food Politics: How the...

Sugar industry denies links between sugars and obesity

10/24/2004 - Given everything we now know to be true about sugar and high-fructose corn syrup, I find it absolutely stunning that the sugar industry continues to deny any link whatsoever between the consumption of sugar and chronic diseases like obesity and diabetes. The sugar industry says that sugar is a completely...

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