Dennis McKenna

it would be worthless. Cocaine is not an expensive compound. You can make it for pennies. You can extract it if it were not a controlled substance. It would not be a valuable compound. I mean, if caffeine were declared illegal tomorrow, you'd see many of the same things go

it would be worthless. Cocaine is not an expensive compound. You can make it for pennies. You can extract it if it were not a controlled substance. It would not be a valuable compound. I mean, if caffeine were declared illegal tomorrow, you'd see many of the same things go

it would be worthless. Cocaine is not an expensive compound. You can make it for pennies. You can extract it if it were not a controlled substance. It would not be a valuable compound. I mean, if caffeine were declared illegal tomorrow, you'd see many of the same things go

And you could go to a pharmacy and you could buy it. If you wanted to use cocaine, you could just buy it. People could use it. It wouldn't have the glamour. It wouldn't be the romantic thing that it is, but it wouldn't have the glamour and these people would just be... you know, sort of viewed as kind of, well, pathetic drug addicts.

And you could go to a pharmacy and you could buy it. If you wanted to use cocaine, you could just buy it. People could use it. It wouldn't have the glamour. It wouldn't be the romantic thing that it is, but it wouldn't have the glamour and these people would just be... you know, sort of viewed as kind of, well, pathetic drug addicts.

And you could go to a pharmacy and you could buy it. If you wanted to use cocaine, you could just buy it. People could use it. It wouldn't have the glamour. It wouldn't be the romantic thing that it is, but it wouldn't have the glamour and these people would just be... you know, sort of viewed as kind of, well, pathetic drug addicts.

But okay, if they like it, let them buy it, a few bucks, and let the rest of the world use coca. And coca is a wonderful plant. It has many benefits besides most of the coca preparations that are used have very small amounts of cocaine. It's a mild stimulant. It's about as toxic as green tea, you know, and it's... It has very good nutritional properties.

But okay, if they like it, let them buy it, a few bucks, and let the rest of the world use coca. And coca is a wonderful plant. It has many benefits besides most of the coca preparations that are used have very small amounts of cocaine. It's a mild stimulant. It's about as toxic as green tea, you know, and it's... It has very good nutritional properties.

But okay, if they like it, let them buy it, a few bucks, and let the rest of the world use coca. And coca is a wonderful plant. It has many benefits besides most of the coca preparations that are used have very small amounts of cocaine. It's a mild stimulant. It's about as toxic as green tea, you know, and it's... It has very good nutritional properties.

It's the main remedy for altitude sickness in the Andes, no sorts of sicknesses. There's one group we'll be presenting at this COCA conference on trying to develop COCA extract as a treatment for ADHD. for which it's very effective. Yeah, because the FDA does allow botanical drugs to be developed. There is a protocol for that.

It's the main remedy for altitude sickness in the Andes, no sorts of sicknesses. There's one group we'll be presenting at this COCA conference on trying to develop COCA extract as a treatment for ADHD. for which it's very effective. Yeah, because the FDA does allow botanical drugs to be developed. There is a protocol for that.

It's the main remedy for altitude sickness in the Andes, no sorts of sicknesses. There's one group we'll be presenting at this COCA conference on trying to develop COCA extract as a treatment for ADHD. for which it's very effective. Yeah, because the FDA does allow botanical drugs to be developed. There is a protocol for that.

So they're trying to apply FDA botanical frameworks for developing a coca extract, which doesn't contain cocaine or contains only traces of cocaine for ADHD. And many other things coca is useful for, you know, and all sorts of products are being developed from, you know, non-cocaine. coca-derived products. And that's a lot of what this conference is about, to talk about this.

So they're trying to apply FDA botanical frameworks for developing a coca extract, which doesn't contain cocaine or contains only traces of cocaine for ADHD. And many other things coca is useful for, you know, and all sorts of products are being developed from, you know, non-cocaine. coca-derived products. And that's a lot of what this conference is about, to talk about this.

So they're trying to apply FDA botanical frameworks for developing a coca extract, which doesn't contain cocaine or contains only traces of cocaine for ADHD. And many other things coca is useful for, you know, and all sorts of products are being developed from, you know, non-cocaine. coca-derived products. And that's a lot of what this conference is about, to talk about this.

To neutralize the cartels, basically create alternative markets for coca, so these farmers will have a place to sell their coca. Companies can develop these products, and if the prohibition of cocaine can be lifted,

To neutralize the cartels, basically create alternative markets for coca, so these farmers will have a place to sell their coca. Companies can develop these products, and if the prohibition of cocaine can be lifted,

To neutralize the cartels, basically create alternative markets for coca, so these farmers will have a place to sell their coca. Companies can develop these products, and if the prohibition of cocaine can be lifted,

uh you know ended then the cartels will not have a market and the whole their whole grip on this whole thing geopolitically will fall apart and so that's what this is this conference is bringing together medicine botanists who have studied coca for many years, a whole bunch of regulatory people involved in drug policy in Europe, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, which is where they're produced.

uh you know ended then the cartels will not have a market and the whole their whole grip on this whole thing geopolitically will fall apart and so that's what this is this conference is bringing together medicine botanists who have studied coca for many years, a whole bunch of regulatory people involved in drug policy in Europe, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, which is where they're produced.