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Believe it or not the US government tried to force Coca-Cola to remove caffeine from its products in a lawsuit known as United States v. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Forty_Barrels_and_Twenty_Kegs_of_Coca-Cola. Suppose the US government managed to get this achieved - how would it affect Coca-Cola? What would come of the modern craze for coffee and energy drinks? Would the latter happen at all?