The
European Parliament calls on the Commission and the Member States to explore ways of
promoting substances derived from coca
leaves for lawful use.
The European Parliament approved a report by MEP Giusto Catania on the
Green Paper on the role of civil society in drugs
policy in the European Union. Among other things, the EP called
"on the Commission and the Member States to explore ways of cooperating with EU
civil-society organisations involved in
promoting substances derived from coca
leaves for lawful use purely as a means of contributing effectively (by absorbing
raw materials) to international action against drugs trafficking, ensuring at
the same time the safe use of such substances."