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Three faded green dried leaves on a stalk against a white linen background.
Dried coca leaves.

The U.S. funds medical research in Peru to prove cocaine is dangerous.

Date: 1930s

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Dried coca leaves.

An anti-cocaine advocate in Peru names the coca leaf as a significant reason for the "mental alienation" and "cultural degeneration" of Indigenous people.