Dennis McKenna

Yeah, it's similar to cot. It's used very much that way. It's chewed or… And then there's this material called Bombay, which is a powdered form of it. And people take that and basically make it quid or you put it between your gum and your cheek and then you just suck on it. And you get this effect. And they make teas out of it. They make food out of it. They make all kinds of things.

Yeah, it's similar to cot. It's used very much that way. It's chewed or… And then there's this material called Bombay, which is a powdered form of it. And people take that and basically make it quid or you put it between your gum and your cheek and then you just suck on it. And you get this effect. And they make teas out of it. They make food out of it. They make all kinds of things.

Yeah, it's similar to cot. It's used very much that way. It's chewed or… And then there's this material called Bombay, which is a powdered form of it. And people take that and basically make it quid or you put it between your gum and your cheek and then you just suck on it. And you get this effect. And they make teas out of it. They make food out of it. They make all kinds of things.

And they're going to be talking about all this. You should put the webpage up there so people can look at it. Where is the conference going to happen? It's going to happen in the Sacred Valley of Peru at this tourist retreat center that I've often gone to. It's a lovely place. And the Sacred Valley is kind of the center of the Andean coca traditions. Coca is...

And they're going to be talking about all this. You should put the webpage up there so people can look at it. Where is the conference going to happen? It's going to happen in the Sacred Valley of Peru at this tourist retreat center that I've often gone to. It's a lovely place. And the Sacred Valley is kind of the center of the Andean coca traditions. Coca is...

And they're going to be talking about all this. You should put the webpage up there so people can look at it. Where is the conference going to happen? It's going to happen in the Sacred Valley of Peru at this tourist retreat center that I've often gone to. It's a lovely place. And the Sacred Valley is kind of the center of the Andean coca traditions. Coca is...

at the center of the Andean, both medicine and cosmovision, if you will. I mean, to them, it's a sacred plant. And so it's appropriate to do it there. And people can look at this website and look at the bios and what people will be presenting.

at the center of the Andean, both medicine and cosmovision, if you will. I mean, to them, it's a sacred plant. And so it's appropriate to do it there. And people can look at this website and look at the bios and what people will be presenting.

at the center of the Andean, both medicine and cosmovision, if you will. I mean, to them, it's a sacred plant. And so it's appropriate to do it there. And people can look at this website and look at the bios and what people will be presenting.

So it's a... I mean, it's not that we're the only policy discussion going on on this. Other people are beginning to wake up. There have been meetings at the World Health Organization and the UN recently. Wade Davis is one of the chief organizers in this conference, and because of who he is, he's very recognized in this.

So it's a... I mean, it's not that we're the only policy discussion going on on this. Other people are beginning to wake up. There have been meetings at the World Health Organization and the UN recently. Wade Davis is one of the chief organizers in this conference, and because of who he is, he's very recognized in this.

So it's a... I mean, it's not that we're the only policy discussion going on on this. Other people are beginning to wake up. There have been meetings at the World Health Organization and the UN recently. Wade Davis is one of the chief organizers in this conference, and because of who he is, he's very recognized in this.

uh as a public advocate for more sane you know regulation of coca so he's been at a couple of meetings at the un and world health organization and these global organizations are beginning to wake up to the fact that well what we've got now is not working you know the

uh as a public advocate for more sane you know regulation of coca so he's been at a couple of meetings at the un and world health organization and these global organizations are beginning to wake up to the fact that well what we've got now is not working you know the

uh as a public advocate for more sane you know regulation of coca so he's been at a couple of meetings at the un and world health organization and these global organizations are beginning to wake up to the fact that well what we've got now is not working you know the

the global prohibition of coca is creating more problems than anything else because of the cartels so you know and the more effort goes into prohibiting coca and controlling the supply this all benefits the cartels the last people that want to see coca legalized are the cartels right because their business goes down the tubes if that's done and they're done So, why am I doing this?

the global prohibition of coca is creating more problems than anything else because of the cartels so you know and the more effort goes into prohibiting coca and controlling the supply this all benefits the cartels the last people that want to see coca legalized are the cartels right because their business goes down the tubes if that's done and they're done So, why am I doing this?

the global prohibition of coca is creating more problems than anything else because of the cartels so you know and the more effort goes into prohibiting coca and controlling the supply this all benefits the cartels the last people that want to see coca legalized are the cartels right because their business goes down the tubes if that's done and they're done So, why am I doing this?

Well, I am doing it because I'm an ethnobotanist and I'm interested basically in useful plants, you know. That's what it comes down to. And coca is a plant that has been demonized and stigmatized because it's the source of cocaine for so long. So people say, well, it is this evil plant. No. Again, it comes back to human behavior.

Well, I am doing it because I'm an ethnobotanist and I'm interested basically in useful plants, you know. That's what it comes down to. And coca is a plant that has been demonized and stigmatized because it's the source of cocaine for so long. So people say, well, it is this evil plant. No. Again, it comes back to human behavior.