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.
It used to be… look up “vin mariani” sometimes. Cocaine is illegal in the USA largely why a lot of other drugs are illegal: they aren’t profitable for the right folks.
If alcohol / caffeine were discovered TODAY neither would be approved by the FDA for usage in products. But because both are intertwined with USA culture in a way neither cannabis or cocaine is, the former two are allowed (and even glorified) while the latter two are forbidden. It has nothing to do with harm reduction and everything to do with corporate profits.
It used to be… look up “vin mariani” sometimes. Cocaine is illegal in the USA largely why a lot of other drugs are illegal: they aren’t profitable for the right folks.
If alcohol / caffeine were discovered TODAY neither would be approved by the FDA for usage in products. But because both are intertwined with USA culture in a way neither cannabis or cocaine is, the former two are allowed (and even glorified) while the latter two are forbidden. It has nothing to do with harm reduction and everything to do with corporate profits.