Watch Coca Lives
- 2007
- 1 hr 23 min
For thousands of years the coca leaf has represented a source of food, medicine, and overall pleasure for the tribes that have thrived in the different regions of South America. People all over the world have made use of the coca leaf and have realized it's powerful benefits that extend quite far. However, there was a period of time that the United States government was trying to issue a ban on the leaf, as well as trying to get rid of the entire species. It was a highly controversial movement that saw a bitter fight on two sides of the issue.