Dennis McKenna

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.

Like I said, the vice president of Bolivia, who's been a strong public advocate for coca, Not cocaine. Coca for many years is going to be there and other high-profile people, people from the UN, World Health Organization, and so on. So we have been able to attract a pretty high-level bunch of folks, bunch of experts.

Like I said, the vice president of Bolivia, who's been a strong public advocate for coca, Not cocaine. Coca for many years is going to be there and other high-profile people, people from the UN, World Health Organization, and so on. So we have been able to attract a pretty high-level bunch of folks, bunch of experts.

Like I said, the vice president of Bolivia, who's been a strong public advocate for coca, Not cocaine. Coca for many years is going to be there and other high-profile people, people from the UN, World Health Organization, and so on. So we have been able to attract a pretty high-level bunch of folks, bunch of experts.

And we're going to have this three-day conference, have this active dialogue go on.

And we're going to have this three-day conference, have this active dialogue go on.

And we're going to have this three-day conference, have this active dialogue go on.

Right. All of that. And the people that, you know, fundamentally at base, it's the people who consume cocaine, you know. Right. if you like cocaine, that's fine. I mean, sure, it's a pleasurable drug, but you should be able to go to the pharmacy and buy it. Well, they use it for brain surgery, right? Neurosurgeons use cocaine? They do.

Right. All of that. And the people that, you know, fundamentally at base, it's the people who consume cocaine, you know. Right. if you like cocaine, that's fine. I mean, sure, it's a pleasurable drug, but you should be able to go to the pharmacy and buy it. Well, they use it for brain surgery, right? Neurosurgeons use cocaine? They do.

Right. All of that. And the people that, you know, fundamentally at base, it's the people who consume cocaine, you know. Right. if you like cocaine, that's fine. I mean, sure, it's a pleasurable drug, but you should be able to go to the pharmacy and buy it. Well, they use it for brain surgery, right? Neurosurgeons use cocaine? They do.

They use it as an anesthetic for certain kinds of surgery, like nasal surgery and that sort of thing. The thing is, because it's under the control of the cartels, ethically, there's real problems with using cocaine. It's similar to blood diamonds. I mean, it's essentially the same thing. Blood diamonds are available to the world. How many children get enslaved?

They use it as an anesthetic for certain kinds of surgery, like nasal surgery and that sort of thing. The thing is, because it's under the control of the cartels, ethically, there's real problems with using cocaine. It's similar to blood diamonds. I mean, it's essentially the same thing. Blood diamonds are available to the world. How many children get enslaved?

They use it as an anesthetic for certain kinds of surgery, like nasal surgery and that sort of thing. The thing is, because it's under the control of the cartels, ethically, there's real problems with using cocaine. It's similar to blood diamonds. I mean, it's essentially the same thing. Blood diamonds are available to the world. How many children get enslaved?

The environmental impact is tremendous. It's very much the same. The world cocaine markets are based on slavery. You know, murder, environmental destruction. I mean, the processing of cocaine. Just like the processing of iPhones. What's that?

The environmental impact is tremendous. It's very much the same. The world cocaine markets are based on slavery. You know, murder, environmental destruction. I mean, the processing of cocaine. Just like the processing of iPhones. What's that?

The environmental impact is tremendous. It's very much the same. The world cocaine markets are based on slavery. You know, murder, environmental destruction. I mean, the processing of cocaine. Just like the processing of iPhones. What's that?

Right, right. Quite so. Make a good point. But I'm not crusading for iPhones.

Right, right. Quite so. Make a good point. But I'm not crusading for iPhones.

Right, right. Quite so. Make a good point. But I'm not crusading for iPhones.

So the idea is if we can have this conference and shift the conversation and point out the ethical conundrum of consuming cocaine, you know, and the problems that create because that just ripples through, you know, governments. Governments are corrupt. Institutions are corrupt. People are corrupt.