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A brew of ancient coca is Bolivia's buzzy new beer. But it's unclear if the world will buy in.
In Bolivia, the government-authorized El Viejo Roble distillery, which for years has been making liquor from coca leaves is now gearing up to launch a new coca-infused beer, hoping the WHO's ...
The Independent1y
Beer made from the cocaine plant is creating a buzz in Bolivia. Will the rest of the world buy it? - The Independent
Former President Evo Morales, a longtime leader of coca growers’ unions who famously threw the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency out of Bolivia in 2009, used his office to develop Bolivia's state ...
Houston Chronicle1y
Bolivian growers want 'Coca' out of Coca-Cola
LA PAZ, BOLIVIA — Always Coca-Cola? Not if Bolivia's coca growers have their way. The farmers want the word "Coca" dropped by the U.S. soft drink company, arguing that the potent shrub belongs ...
Newsday1y
A brew of ancient coca is Bolivia's buzzy new beer. But it's unclear if the world will buy in - Newsday
A coca vendor works at a legal coca leaf market in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, April 18, 2024. Bolivia’s government has revived a years-long battle to get the U.N. to decriminalize the coca leaf, ...
Tulsa World1y
Bolivia buzzing about new coca beverage; will world buy in?
Buzz is building around a new star beverage in Bolivia, where the coca leaf has long been legal despite the U.N.’s blanket prohibition due to the plant’s association with cocaine.
San Diego Union-Tribune1y
A brew of ancient coca is Bolivia’s buzzy new beer. But it’s unclear if the world will buy in - The San Diego Union-Tribune
TRINIDAD PAMPA, Bolivia — If it were anywhere else in South America, the nondescript house with buckets of coca leaves soaking in liquid could be mistaken for a clandestine cocaine lab.But this ...
Portland Press Herald1y
A brew of ancient coca is Bolivia’s buzzy new beer. But it’s unclear if the world will buy in - Press Herald
The country’s former President Evo Morales, a longtime leader of coca growers’ unions who famously threw the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency out of Bolivia in 2009, used his office to develop ...
AOL1y
A brew of ancient coca is Bolivia's buzzy new beer. But it's unclear if the world will buy in
TRINIDAD PAMPA, Bolivia (AP) — If it were anywhere else in South America, the nondescript house with buckets of coca leaves soaking in liquid could be mistaken for a clandestine cocaine lab.
WTOP News1y
A brew of ancient coca is Bolivia’s buzzy new beer. But it’s unclear if the world will buy in - WTOP
TRINIDAD PAMPA, Bolivia (AP) — If it were anywhere else in South America, the nondescript house with buckets of coca leaves soaking in liquid could be mistaken for a clandestine cocaine lab.
Seattle Times1y
A brew of ancient coca is Bolivia’s buzzy new beer. But it’s unclear if the world will buy in - The Seattle Times
TRINIDAD PAMPA, Bolivia (AP) — If it were anywhere else in South America, the nondescript house with buckets of coca leaves soaking in liquid could be mistaken for a clandestine cocaine lab.