Editing Coca (section)

== Legal status ==
{{See also|Coca in Bolivia|Legal status of cocaine}}
The primary organization authorized to purchase coca leaves is [https://web.archive.org/web/20081216025943/http://www.enaco.com.pe/ ENACO S.A.], headquartered in Peru.<ref>{{cite journal |title=COCA, DRUGS AND SOCIAL PROTEST IN BOLIVIA AND PERU |journal=International Crisis Group |date=18 January 2005 |volume=12 |page=39}}</ref> Outside of South America, most countries' laws make no distinction between the coca leaf and any other substance containing cocaine, so the possession of coca leaf is prohibited. In South America coca leaf is illegal in both Paraguay and Brazil.

===Netherlands===
In the Netherlands, coca leaf is legally in the same category as cocaine, as both are List I drugs of the [[Opium Law]]. The Opium Law specifically mentions the leaves of the plants of the genus ''Erythroxylon''. However, the possession of living plants of the genus ''Erythroxylon'' is not actively prosecuted, even though they are legally forbidden.

===United States===
Like cocaine, coca is controlled under the [[Controlled Substances Act]] (CSA) as a Schedule II drug meaning it is a restricted drug and is illegal to process without a prescription or a DEA registration.

In the United States, a [[Stepan Company]] plant in [[Maywood, New Jersey]] is a registered importer of coca leaf. The company manufactures pure cocaine for medical use and also produces a cocaine-free extract of the coca leaf, which is used as a flavoring ingredient in Coca-Cola. Other companies that have registrations with the DEA to import coca leaf according to 2011 Federal Register Notices for Importers,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/fed_regs/imprt/reg/2011/ |title=Importers Notice of Registration{{snd}}2011 |publisher=deaDiversion.usdoj.gov |access-date=2012-11-09 |archive-date=2013-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615125804/http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/fed_regs/imprt/reg/2011/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> include Johnson Matthey, Inc, Pharmaceutical Materials; Mallinckrodt Inc; Penick Corporation; and the Research Triangle Institute. Analysts have noted the substantial importation of coca leaf into the United States,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owl59XeknxU| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601164001/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owl59XeknxU| archive-date=2014-06-01 | url-status=dead|title=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> but the actual quantity is unknown because much of it is illegally imported, and there are many reports of coca leaves and coca teas being sold in the United States and being seized by the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] throughout the States and Territories of the United States.

===Canada===
Coca leaf is listed as a Schedule I drug (most dangerous) according to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada (S.C. 1996, c.&nbsp;19) alongside Opium (Heroin) and synthetic opioid analgesics. Specifically, it lists Coca (Erythroxylon), its preparations, derivatives, alkaloids, and salts, including:(1) Coca leaves (2) Cocaine and (3) Ecgonine. Possession of a Schedule I substance is illegal and trafficking can result in punishment of up to life imprisonment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-38.8/page-2.html#docCont|title=Consolidated federal laws of canada, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act|first=Legislative Services|last=Branch|date=2019-06-21|website=laws-lois.justice.gc.ca}}</ref>

===Australia===
Coca leaf is considered a Schedule 9 prohibited substance in Australia under the [[Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons|Poisons Standard]] (October 2015).<ref name="Poisons Standard">Poisons Standard October 2015 https://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2015L01534</ref> A Schedule 9 substance is a substance which may be abused or misused, the manufacture, possession, sale or use of which should be prohibited by law except when required for medical or scientific research, or for analytical, teaching or training purposes with approval of Commonwealth and/or State or Territory Health Authorities.<ref name="Poisons Standard"/>

===India===
Coca leaf is a controlled narcotic drug in India by the [[Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (India)|Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act]], 1985 which is the principal legislation governing the subject. While its scientific and medical purposes are permissible in accordance with law, any other indulgence including cultivation, possession, sale, consumption, transportation, import, export, are prohibited.