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Coca Leaf Wine Recommended to New Pope by Bolivia President Evo Morales

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 Bolivian President Evo Morales has suggested that the next Pope try wine made from coca leaf, something Bolivians have chewed for centuries and can also be used to make cocaine. He recalled how Frenchman Angelo Mariani won a Vatican gold medal in the 19th century for his coca wine. Mariani's tonic wine was prized in his time for its perceived benefits for health and vitality, and was enjoyed by public figures ranging from Queen Victoria to Thomas Edison.
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Meryl Ann Butler is an artist, author, educator and OpedNews Managing Editor who has been actively engaged in utilizing the arts as stepping-stones toward joy-filled wellbeing since she was a hippie. She began writing for OpEdNews in Feb, 2004. She became a Senior Editor in August 2012 and Managing Editor in January, (more...)
 

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