<P> Coca has been reintroduced to the United States as a flavoring agent in the herbal liqueur Agwa de Bolivia . </P> <P> Boliviana negra, a genetically engineered type of coca, resists glyphosate herbicides and increases yields . </P> <P> The primary organization authorized to purchase coca leaves is ENACO S.A., headquartered in Peru . 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 . </P> <P> In the Netherlands, coca leaf is legally in the same category as cocaine, 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 . </P>

Is it illegal to own a coca plant