[Green Squall]

Originally Posted by Phaeton

I have a friend in the Matanuska Valley that grows his own Coca for self medication, also his own coffee and marijuana, one of those leftover hippies from long ago.
But I can see some greedy person planting acres of Coca and refining it for profit if cuttings were widely available.
So can the feds.

If you like fresh Jalapenos then Coca leaves will fit right in, the ashes from the fire pit neutralize the fire in the leaves, they are spicy.

How did your friend use the Coca leaves? I've read that the traditional way is to keep it in your mouth with an alkaline substance, similar to how someone would use dip. Unfortunately, it will never become legal for the reasons you mentioned.

From a Novel I read:

"Whilst in Stockholm, Stephen visits an apothecary's shop to buy laudanum. He inquires about the coca or cuca leaf from Peru and the apothecary replies, 'It is said to dissolve the gross humours and do away with appetite.' Stephen buys a pound and the coca leaf eventually comes to replace his opium habit in later novels. He carries the leaves in a pouch and lime in a small silver box. When he feels the need for it, he simply rolls the leaves into a ball and pops them into his cheek with lime."

[troutman]

If you see the teeth of traditional coca chewers you will opt for coca tea and forget about chewing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca_tea

[Slim Pickens]

Originally Posted by Easy7

There was a website that sold seedlings in a tube or seeds. The are not viable very long.

I see zero problems with coca leaf. But yep, someone would make a cocaine extract sooner or later. It's just not very viable to grow it here. Yields poorly for extraction indoors and outdoors not enough UV for potent leaf and the climate just ain't perfect.

Very high in calcium. Kratom leaf is my preferred method of use. Zero side effects from chewing on kratom leaf. Have had coca tea and didn't care for it. Perhaps chewing on a leaf would be different?

I don't think any plant/fungi should be illegal in it's natural form. Obviously pure extracts are different. Aside from cannabis extracts, which are perfectly safe and not harmful.

Kratom would interest me if I could find a vendor for a plant.I did find one some time ago.but they never did reply to my inquiries.

Poppy is something anyone in the US can grow from readily available seed...making sure that papaver somniferum is the variety bought.

[G.O. Joe]

The leaf has been on the internet as tea for a long time, if you want to try it or extracting. Don't count on it being around forever if it becomes more popular. It took a city dying of AIDS to get the MMJ ball rolling.

[Bud Green Sr.]

This is the little wrapper that held the tea bags I use to buy in Panama..

It actually tasted like pretty decent tea..
It was nothing like doing a line of the stuff I could get real cheap down there, but it was still a nice energizing buzz..
Much more like coke though, than strong coffee... stronger than a green tea buzz, yet different..

I wish I had brought home more...

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[FredyJohnSmith]

Nice article and great concept. Maybe let's see.

[bigtacofarmer]

Personsally I think legal psychedelics would be way more beneficial to all.

[TychoMonolyth]

When I was in Ecuador a couple years ago, I was given Coca tea to help with altitude sickness. I didn't know it was *that coca. lol. I should have brought some home. I will next time I go.