A United Nations convention classifies coca leaf as a narcotic and imposes a blanket prohibition on drugs. However, last fall the World Health Organization announced it would launch a scientific review of coca's non-narcotic benefits.
If it were anywhere else in South America , the nondescript house with buckets of coca leaves soaking in liquid could be mistaken for a clandestine cocaine.
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