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.”
According to Danny Kushlick, why was the Bolivian move significant?
It showed that countries can change how they interact with the UN It was a significant step towards transforming the drug policy of the UN It protected the indigenous people from UN resolutions It catalyzed dissent movements in Bolivia against the UN