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On AlterNet: coca

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "coca"

When Cocaine and Monsanto's Pesticide Collide, the War on Drugs Becomes a Genetically-Modified War on Science

When Cocaine and Monsanto's Pesticide Collide, the War on Drugs Becomes a Genetically-Modified War on Science

Meg White, BuzzFlash. September 8, 2009.
Monsanto and the U.S. government are dealing with unanticipated hazards of the pesticide Roundup in the South American drug war.

How a White Powder from the Bolivian Andes Became a Global Phenomenon

How a White Powder from the Bolivian Andes Became a Global Phenomenon

Phillip S. Smith, DRCNet. May 22, 2009.
A new book traces the history of how just under 150 years, cocaine went from unknown to the multi-billion dollar illicit commodity it is today.

The Coca Wars Are Futile, But Drug Legalization Is Win-Win

The Coca Wars Are Futile, But Drug Legalization Is Win-Win

David Borden, Drug War Chronicle. August 19, 2008.
Will Bolivia's increased drug control achievements actually reduce the global supply of cocaine?