This effort has been unsuccessful, and
coca production continues to rise.
Crops of cocoa have been suffering due to dry weather in West Africa, where most cocoa is produced, and a fungal disease that has wiped out around a third of global
coca production.
Not exact matches
The treaty, which is still in effect, requires all countries part of the treaty to «prevent and combat» drugs and drug addicts and to enforce punishment against the unauthorized cultivation,
production or possession of opium,
coca (and its derivative cocaine), marijuana and other illegal substances.
And even if those producing countries could be rid of
coca tomorrow,
production would simply be moved somewhere else, and the eradication effort would have to be started all over again in Southeast Asia, Turkey, Afghanistan and other countries far less likely to let us call the shots.
Even without the binary hot - rodding, you've got two
coca farms worth of endorphin
production up there and the only thing keeping you from shot gunning it right into your heart is your discretion and the local gendarmes.