Bolivia and Peru have defended the continued, traditional use of coca leaves which have been chewed by indigenous populations for centuries, after they were criticized by a UN drugs agency report.

The coca leaf imported from Peru will be used for the development of a botanical drug candidate for the treatment of ADHD. "By importing this significant volume of raw material, we are able to ...

She said she had repeatedly approached British embassies in Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Colombia to source the seeds. She said: “Although we have a government licence to grow coca, we have been ...