Coca leaves are NOT illegal worldwide. If you're reporting for the @nytimes in South America, you should know this.https://twitter.com/jimbyardley/status/618771439030829056 …
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What we get instead? Reporters who are like "OH MY GAWD THERE ARE COCA LEAVES IN BOLIVIA!!!"
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Of course there are coca leaves in Bolivia. Just like in Perú. And in Chile. And in Argentina. This isn't new. It's the Andes, ok?
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To tweet that coca leaves are "illegal worldwide" but legal in Bolivia is not only inaccurate: it's criminalizing an indigenous practice.
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@aurabogado it seems this person has never even been to South America though, mate de coca is drunk with breakfast, lunch and dinnerThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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