Cocaine is derived from the coca plant, not cocoa. The coca plant, specifically the Erythroxylum coca species, is used to produce cocaine. It typically takes about 1,000 to 2,000 coca plants to produce enough raw materials for a significant amount of cocaine, as the leaves contain only a small percentage of the alkaloid cocaine. In contrast, cocoa plants are used to produce chocolate and do not contain cocaine.
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