[decimon]

Caste high ping.

[BunnySlippers]

Ick!

[microgood]

Other alkaloids within the leaves have mildly stimulating effects, can reduce hunger and aid digestion, and can mitigate the effects of high-altitude, low-oxygen environments.

The Incas had messengers that ran across the high mountain passes to deliver messages throughout the kingdom that used coca leaves for endurance and speed.

I knew some people that were given coca tea when landing in Quito Ecuador in order to acclimate to the high altitude of that city.

[crazydad]

Wheres the Picture of Tony Montana with the pile of coke? COCAINE BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS.

[InvisibleChurch]

And where are they now? Dead. Drugs are no good.

[bunkerhill7]

My cat chews catnip and grass to get high.

[TigersEye]

The Mongolians didn’t paddle all the way around the Pacific Rim in hide covered canoes just to taste the difference between roast yak and roast llama.

[COBOL2Java]

But the chewing of coca leaves for medicinal purposes has long been known to be a pastime at least as old as the Inca civilisation.

...especially if you swallow an entire bag of cocaine...

[Koracan]

Coca leaves first chewed 8,000 years ago

So that means as soon we reached higher Consciousness, we tried to undo it.

[LadyDoc]

chewing the leaves give you a mild buzz, helps relieve hunger, and gives you energy. Locals use it like we use coffee or tea, and often use it to treat the tiredness from living at 8000 feet above sea level.

Yes, it can be abused, but it takes quite a bit.

It’s not the same as snorting cocaine, which is the concentrated chemical.

It’s like you can become an alcoholic by drinking 2 percent beer, but it’s not the same as rotgut whiskey.

[wildbill]

C’mon guys! We can win this war against drugs if we just give it more time and money.

Look at the evidence of success. The S. Americans are having to concentrate the drug from leaves to powder nowadays just to have a market and make it easier to hide and ship.

And they’ve all but stopped exporting marijuana since so much is grown in the US now in labs and our National Parks.

We’re Winning!!! Yeaaaaaaa!