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2006-01-29 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by 2006-01-29 01:37|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I have been to the coca plantation areas of Bolivia. The level of production that I saw, hardly is limited to the mate de coca (two leaves) tea market. Most growers probably do not sell directly to the Cocaine producers, but they know where its going. It looks like the fox is guarding the hen house.

Posted by ForkoBonitazumanoid 2006-01-29 03:02|| 2006-01-29 03:02|| Front Page Top

#2 We are never eally going to get a handle on the drug trade from the grower to the seller unless we get a handle on the end user. As long as there is the money to be made the trade will be there. If one could find economically viable replacement crops for the coca growwers then you might have a chance of stifling it from that end. But what crop could they grow that would earn as much and how much would it have to be subsidised.

Posted by Cheaderhead 2006-01-29 08:52|| 2006-01-29 08:52|| Front Page Top

#3 I don't know much about the coca crop market but I would imagine the farmers do not get the large cash influx that comes from the cocaine market, not unlike the farmers in the US.

Posted by 49 Pan">49 Pan 2006-01-29 11:17|| 2006-01-29 11:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Ummm, Set a thief to catch a thief?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-01-29 12:44|| 2006-01-29 12:44|| Front Page Top

#5 making sure Evo gets his cut

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-01-29 16:26|| 2006-01-29 16:26|| Front Page Top

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