Why is cocaine expensive?

Because it takes a 1000 kilograms of coca leaves to process into 1 kilo of pure cocaine. Cocaine is synthesized from the leaves of the coca plant to form a paste. This paste is further synthesized and cut with adulterant substances to make it into street-level cocaine that can be injected, snorted or smoked. read more

Cocaine is synthesized from the leaves of the coca plant to form a paste. This paste is further synthesized and cut with adulterant substances to make it into street-level cocaine that can be injected, snorted or smoked. To make the paste, there is a process of extracting the cocaine that includes the use of toxic chemicals. read more

The cost of cocaine, as any other drug, is more the farther you are from the points of entry as well as the farther done the line from the main source. Plus, traditionally cocaine has been a very expensive drug so that plays a part also. read more

Best Answer: It's expensive because of the risk associated with the demand. In Columbia, it's two to three dollars a gram. However, to get to foreign countries where it is illegal it requires paying people to smuggle it. read more