Cocaine "is no worse than whiskey" and is only illegal because it comes from Latin America, said Colombian President Gustavo Petro, whose nation is the world's biggest cocaine producer and exporter.
Hard disagree. Coke is certainly worse, although… nowhere nearly as destructive as meth or heroin/opioids.
With alcohol and tobacco being legal (and hardly regulated), it tough to draw any lines without seeming both hypocritical and illogical. And with cannabis gaining legality in more and more places, everyone is finally getting the concept that the War on Drugs was lost the day it started.
I’ve known people with extreme serious and terrible cohabits, but they were never any worse off and other people I knew who were professional drunks. And I would include myself in the number of people I know who continue to smoke for decades after knowing exactly how stupid the thing that is.
Ignorance of drugs is what is a problem in our society reacts to their youth. All of the propaganda for nearly a century has blasted everyone with the idea that any kind of drug use is necessarily evil and a gamble with death, even though that is very much not true.
If tobacco and alcohol remain legal, and especially with the growing trend of cannabis legalization, I don’t think it would be unreasonable to legalize possession of small amount of cocaine.
Again, I discussed how I think drugs like methamphetamine and heroin under the opioids should not be legalized, but prohibiting cocaine use, for example, has never decreased its usage. It’s just a tool for cops to Rob citizens, and then claim the spoils for themselves.
Hard disagree. Coke is certainly worse, although… nowhere nearly as destructive as meth or heroin/opioids.
With alcohol and tobacco being legal (and hardly regulated), it tough to draw any lines without seeming both hypocritical and illogical. And with cannabis gaining legality in more and more places, everyone is finally getting the concept that the War on Drugs was lost the day it started.
I’ve known people with extreme serious and terrible cohabits, but they were never any worse off and other people I knew who were professional drunks. And I would include myself in the number of people I know who continue to smoke for decades after knowing exactly how stupid the thing that is.
Ignorance of drugs is what is a problem in our society reacts to their youth. All of the propaganda for nearly a century has blasted everyone with the idea that any kind of drug use is necessarily evil and a gamble with death, even though that is very much not true.
If tobacco and alcohol remain legal, and especially with the growing trend of cannabis legalization, I don’t think it would be unreasonable to legalize possession of small amount of cocaine.
Again, I discussed how I think drugs like methamphetamine and heroin under the opioids should not be legalized, but prohibiting cocaine use, for example, has never decreased its usage. It’s just a tool for cops to Rob citizens, and then claim the spoils for themselves.
Cannabis doesn’t fit here, since it’s not s hard drug and has also beneficial effects when taken correctly.
Cocaine also has legitimate medical uses.
But medical use based on proper research, a medical examination and review / temporary in general is completely different from recreational use.
I’d argue cocaine is the worst drug of them all because it impacts decision making.
thus its being far more destructive …to others and way more subtle
(come on let me blame the drug, i hope there aren’t this many terrible people)
Good point, alcohol certainly doesn’t impact decision making. /s
All drugs impacted decision-making to some area, including alcohol
I’d say meth is much worse.