When and why was cocaine removed from Coca-Cola? 6 Articles

by Dr Sal Levy

Coca-Cola was launched in 1885 by John S. Pemberton, in Atlanta, Georgia. At first, it came as an alcoholic beverage, called French Wine Cola, inspired by Vin Mariani, the creation of French chemist Angelo Mariani. Vin Mar...read more

by Lonnette Harrell

When Coca-Cola was first invented in 1886, it was advertised to be "a valuable brain tonic and a cure for all nervous afflictions." To say that it was "invigorating" would be an understatement. Until 1903, it is rumored to...read more

by Sri Harsha

Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in over 200 countries all over the world. It's recipe was invented in 1885. Though it is now available in different forms like diet coke, cherry coke, and more, earlier there used ...read more

by Aldo Bonincontro

Cocaine was extracted and purified for the first time from coca leaves in 1860 by the German chemist ALBERT NIEMANN, who surely wouldn't have deserved the Nobel Prize for this "gift" to the mankind. Immediately after this...read more

by Yvonne Pronovost

John Pemberton's original Coca-Cola contained cocaine, caffeine, and alcohol, which was a popular and perfectly acceptable patent medicine at the time. The most popular of the cocawines was Vin Mariani from France, which w...read more

by Michael Frissore

When Atlanta druggist and former Confederate soldier John Pemberton formulated Coca-Cola in 1886, it was one of numerous beverages of the time that contained cocaine. You couldn't get a drink without cocaine in it. Everyon...read more