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On the other hand, the Colombian government has recently moved in the opposite direction.

For years, Bogotá has allowed indigenous coca farmers to sell coca products, promoting the enterprise as one of the few successful commercial opportunities available to recognized tribes like the Nasa, who have grown it for years and regard it as sacred.

In December 2005, the Paeces, a Tierradentro ( Cauca ) indigenous community, started in December to produce a carbonated soft drink called " Coca Sek ".

The production method belongs to the resguardos of Calderas ( Inzá ) and takes about 150 kg of coca per 3, 000 produced bottles.

The drink was never sold widely in Colombia, the efforts to do so ended in May 2007 when it was abruptly banned by the Colombian government.