Some people are unsure if this was a fact or a myth, but this one is sort of in-between. Coca-Cola never explicitly put pure ...

This fall, a global regulatory body could move to decriminalize the demonized plant for the first time in more than 60 years, ...

(NEXSTAR) — Americans love cola-flavored beverages ... leaves from the coca plant (yes, coca is extracted from these leaves ...

Coca-Cola never explicitly put pure cocaine into their drinks, but they did use significant amounts of coca leaf. The recipe called for five ounces of coca leaf per gallon of syrup. Each glass of ...

Upon receipt, the company extracts the cocaine from the leaves whereupon they are shipped to Coca Cola. From there, the transformed coca leaves are incorporated into Coke’s semi-secret syrup recipe.

For decades, Coca-Cola has worked to correct the misimpression that its signature beverage, Coke, used to contain cocaine. Coke did once contain trace amounts of the drug, but even those were ...

You may have heard this story before, and it's true: The very first Coca-Cola products contained cocaine — but only around 9 milligrams per glass. The drug was touted at the time as a substitute ...

It was not until 1893 that Coca Cola was sold and promoted as a drink. Gradually the cocaine was eliminated, but in order to maintain the stimulant effect caffeine was substituted. Phosphoric acid ...

Some people are unsure if this was a fact or a myth, but this one is sort of in-between. Coca-Cola never explicitly put pure cocaine into their drinks, but they did use significant amounts of coca ...