It is true! Cocaine was only made illegal in the US in 1914, before which Cocaine tonics, powders and pills were thought to cure various ailments from headache to impotence.

By 1903, public opinion had turned against cocaine, leading Coca-Cola to remove nearly all of the drug from the popular drink. But only in 1929 would scientists perfect the process of removing all psychoactive elements from coca-leaf extract.