Overview

• El Viejo Roble distillery is introducing a new coca-infused beer to the Bolivian market.
• The World Health Organization has initiated a scientific review of coca's medicinal and nutritional properties.
• Bolivia's government is pushing to legalize and export coca products, including liquor, soap, and toothpaste.
• Coca growers, or 'cocaleros,' hope global decriminalization will boost their economic prospects.
• The U.S. remains skeptical, citing concerns about illicit cocaine production.