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Swiss cocaine so cheap and widely used they’re considering legalising it
(www.telegraph.co.uk)
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“Cocaine is one of the most strongly addictive substances known,”
Isn't sugar also strongly addictive, and very damaging to the body? Yet it's marketed like there's no tomorrow, and obesity doesn't grow at an alarming rate?
I guess it all depends on your definition. If you take only one gram of sugar per day, you probably have a very weird diet (keto?). Even a slice of bread will get you above that. On the other hand, a gram of cocaine per day…
One gram of cocaine a day is an enormous amount. It's like one gram of caffeine... You can go way higher, but that's a ton
On the other hand, half a bag of cocq leaf? Half a box of coca tea? People have worse effects and addiction to caffeine
Here's the thing about cocaine... It's very addictive, but the withdrawal is minimal. People with crazy cocaine habits can spend 20k a week on it, and lose their life savings. And, when they're out of money, they can just stop. More likely than not, they do just stop
You can't buy pure caffeine normally... It's quite dangerous, you can buy enough pills or energy drinks to kill yourself, but it's not easy to take a lethal dose. If you could buy pure powder, you could.
We should treat coke the same way - we can sell it in products, but we shouldn't sell the pure form. Cocaine is safer... And that means you can take insane amounts of it
Coca is a smoother, more effective, less addictive simulant than caffeine... Cocaine is not a good idea, and shouldn't be sold directly. Coca products are great, but concentration, informed consent, and age need to be taken into account
So they have a different dosage?
Like LSD is only on micrograms?
That's not the issue. I can get a kilo of sugar for almost nothing.