South American Indians have chewed coca leaves for hundreds of years. The leaves give energy and have medicinal qualities. People who support Bolivia’s position said that defending the rights of indigenous people was the right thing to do. “The Bolivian move is very important,” said Danny Kushlick, of the Transform Drug Policy Foundation. “It shows that any country that doesn’t want to continue the war on drugs can change its relations with the UN conventions.”
Why do some people support Bolivia’s position?
Because it protects the rights of the people native to the land Because they they see it as a humanitarian issue Because they believe coca leaves have medicinal qualities Because their countries are facing similar issues