I was just in Salta for a week and discovered that coca leaves are for sale everywhere there. I tried them and liked the effect. The high was moderate, about like a double espresso but what surprised me was that my appetite was reduced. Since I've been trying to lose weight, so far unsuccessfully, I would like to see if it would work over a longer term. My question is legality. There is no place locally that sells coca leaves. Is there a provincial or national law against coca leaves? Can they be shipped by bus?
I like them too, and they're great as a tea with lemon in the morning, makes your gums tingle too. They're legal here in Argentina, Ley 23,737 (for possession for personal/familiar use as is such as chewing or as a tea, etc; processing in to cocaine is of course illegal)
Remember not to transfer them internationally as that's generally illegal even between countries in which they are legal. (They are illegal in the United States unless the leaves are "spent", i.e. the alkaloids have been stripped from the leaves defeating the purpose of using them).
If anyone knows where to get them here in CABA please let me know, looks like Mercadolibre no longer lets people list them.