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.”
Who is Danny Kushlick?
A member of the Transform Drug Policy Foundation A delegate to a UN convention An indigenous Bolivian fighting for the right to chew coca leaves A researcher studying the health benefits of coca