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Derechos Donating Member (892 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-14-11 02:53 PM
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The U.S. fight to keep traditional coca use illegal
South American indigenous groups have chewed coca leaves for centuries. This traditional use violates the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, which the United States is blocking Bolivia's effort to amend. Adam talks with WOLA's Coletta Youngers.

See link to listen to interview http://www.justf.org/podcast/?p=episode&name=2011-01-14_the_us_fight_to_keep_traditional_coca_use_illegal.mp3
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naaman fletcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-14-11 04:53 PM
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1. F**K the U.S.
and it's drug war.
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Downwinder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-14-11 06:40 PM
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2. How os coca use any different than peyote use? Both are traditional
uses.
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