>Drugs are explicitly prohibited. I don't know if coca leaves would be prohibited - as opposed to the refined end-product. AFAIK, there is no explicit prohibition against coca leaves.

But wouldn't the Coca leaf be considered a drug? If it alters the bodies chemical balance to produce euphoria, I'd think its a drug. Just like a marijuana leaf.

>Hundreds of thousands of peasants chew coca all day long - mixed with some sort of ash, to offset the acid, I believe. How much cocaine would get into their organism? I really don't know. I do understand, however, that people who so chew E.Coca don't feal hunger or tiredness.

Thats interesting. What do these "peasants" do, typically? Farm work and hard labor?

>While this can be a relief, it can also be dangerous (imagine what would happen if you simply forget to eat or rest!).

Very real danger. I remember coming accross this a couple of years ago:
http://www.cocaine.org/cokestrut.html

>So, once again, is it forbidden? I understand that the usual advice for a bahá'í, when there is no explicit prohibition, is to use your judgement...

Ok, just wondering, thanks!