Cocaine

Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system and an appetite suppressant, creating what has been described as a euphoric sense of happiness and increased energy. Though most often used recreationally for this effect, cocaine is also a topical anesthetic that is used in eye and throat surgery. Cocaine is an addictive substance, and its possession, cultivation, and distribution are illegal (for non-medicinal / non-government sanctioned purposes) in virtually all of the world, which can be at least partially attributed to United Nations Commissions and United States drug policy.

Legal status

The production, the distribution and the sales of cocaine products are restricted (and illegal in most contexts) in most countries.

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Africa

• In Nigeria, it is a crime to be seen with cocaine.
• In South Africa, it is a crime to have cocaine in your posession.

Asia

Middle east

• Saudi Arabia, use and possession of cocaine is punishable by death.
• Pakistan,use and possession of cocaine is illegal.

Australia & Oceania

• Australia: Cocaine is a Schedule 8 (controlled) drug permitting some medical use, but is otherwise outlawed.
• New Zealand: Cocaine is a Class A drug. The coca leaf and preparations of cocaine containing no more than 0.1% cocaine base, in such a way that the cocaine cannot be recovered, are both classified as Class C

Europe

• The United Kingdom: Cocaine is a Class A drug, controlled by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

North America

• Canada: Cocaine is a Schedule I drug.
• The United States of America: Cocaine is classified as a Schedule II stimulant...

South America

• Peru: Limited cultivation of coca is legal in Peru, as is chewing the leaf and drinking coca tea. Processed cocaine is illegal.