Wade Davis

The Many Benefits of Coca — The “Divine Leaf” with 8,000+ Years of Use

This episode delves into the profound history and potential future of the coca leaf, rigorously differentiating it from cocaine. Tim Ferriss, Andy Weil, and Wade Davis explore its extensive traditional medicinal and cultural uses, challenge its historical demonization rooted in racist policy, and outline pathways for its rehabilitation through research, policy reform, and market creation.

• Coca leaf, traditionally used for centuries, is fundamentally different from cocaine and presents an untapped economic opportunity. Read →
• The coca leaf holds an unbroken 8,000-year history as a sacred plant, independently domesticated three times in pre-Columbian America. Read →