How To Grow Cocaine

There are two different species and several different varieties of coca plants which contain the cocaine alkaloid and these varieties prosper under quite different climatic conditions. At the same time, the methods used to cultivate and harvest coca leaf differ depending on climate,tradition, and other factors. The conversion of coca leaf into coca paste, cocaine base, and cocaine hydrochloride is also a varied process with many steps involved and many chemicals necessary.

Read on for a complete guide to Cocaine production:

THE COCA PLANT

It has been estimated that there are over 200 Erythroxylum species growing in the Western Hemisphere. Only 17 species can be utilized to produce cocaine.

Fifteen of the 17 species contain relatively low levels of cocaine alkaloid and subsequently are not cultivated. In South America two species and two varieties within each of these species are cultivated.

The most widely grown variety of coca is E. coca var. coca which is  cultivated on the eastern slope of the Andes from Bolivia in the south to as far north as central Ecuador. This area of the Andes has a tropical climate and experiences high amounts of rainfall. Coca in this region is usually grown between 1,650 and 4,950 feet in elevation.

E. novogranatense var. novogranatense thrives in the drier regions of Colombia and, to a lesser extent, Venezuela. It is also grown at lower elevations where the climate is generally hotter. The main variety of E.novogranatense, var. truxillense, is grown up to an elevation of 4,950 feet. The last variety, E. coca var. ipadu, is found in southern Colombia, northeastern Peru, and western Brazil in the Amazon basin. E. coca var. ipadu is primarily cultivated by Indians for their own consumption and is not as high in cocaine alkaloids as the other three.

It is not an easy task, even for an expert, to readily distinguish between the different varieties of coca plants. One of the ways to identify the variety is to look at the leaves. Both varieties of E. coca (E. coca var. coca and E. coca var. ipadu) have broadly elliptic leaves. The leaf of var. ipadu has a rounded apex, whereas the apex of var. coca is more pointed. The leaf of var. coca is large, thick and dark green in color.

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