Indoor cultivation of coca plants
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In some countries, limited private coca cultivation is legal, and traditional uses like chewing coca leaves and drinking coca tea are culturally accepted. In these places, possession of small amounts of cocaine (typically 0.5–3 grams) is often decriminalized.[1][2][3][4] Coca cultivation is similar to coffee in that both require very specific environmental conditions and significant space, which is why coffee is only grown in select regions.
However, the coca plant (Erythroxylum coca) has successfully been grown indoors by enthusiasts, who report that successful indoor cultivation demands high humidity, warm temperatures (around 25°C), and bright indirect light for optimal growth.
The cost of indoor coca cultivation and extraction is very expensive, and since proper extraction techniques are necessary to isolate cocaine and it is easy to fail, it may be best to simply use the coca leaves for traditional coca chewing to avoid risking the yield that took so long to grow. Chewing the leaves with an alkaline admixture (such as calcium hydroxide, traditionally known as slaked lime) is the traditional use and allows you to benefit from the plant without the complexities and high risk of loss involved in extraction.
Indoor cultivation yields
- To produce 1 gram of cocaine, it typically requires 100 to 150 grams of dried coca leaves.
- A healthy, mature coca plant yields about 20–30 grams of dried leaves per year indoors.
- To obtain 100 grams of dried leaves, you need about 4 to 5 mature plants.
- Coca plants take at least 1 to 2 years to reach maturity and begin producing significant leaf yields.
Guides for indoor cultivation of coca plants
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- The cultivation of Coca Plants (Ton Vreeken)
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References
- ↑ Housego K (2004-04-05). "As addiction rises, Colombia weighs rolling back decade-old drug legalization". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ↑ Murphy J (2004-04-05). "Colombia sinks in sea of legal cocaine, heroin". CBS News. Archived from the original on April 5, 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-09. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Heroin and cocaine now legal in Mexico – in small doses | Americas | News | The Independent". The Independent. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- ↑ Greenwald G, Reuter P, Lynch T (2009-04-03). "Lessons for Creating Fair and Successful Drug Policies" (PDF). Drug Decriminalization in Portugal. Cato Institute.