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"UN drug treaties forced countries to criminalise the plants that had been at the cornerstone of local communities"

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'The criminalisation of indigenous communities continues unabashed today.

Just as the UN adopted the declaration on indigenous rights, the UN drugs regime encouraged countries to criminalise their practices'.

@MarieNougier, IDPC

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@MarieNougier @LaramaDavid, Vice-President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia:

"The #coca leaf is the basis of our knowledge and culture. It is at the roots of our welfare. Its prohibition by the drug conventions is based on colonialism."

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