If you make cocaine legal, you effectively make crack legal, since the conversion is trivial.
And no, methamphetamine existing does not make cocaine less harmful.
Comment on Colombian president says cocaine 'no worse than whisky'
protist@mander.xyz 23 hours agoMeanwhile, severe cocaine withdrawal makes you tired and irritable while severe alcohol withdrawal makes you have seizures and die. Most people who use cocaine never develop an addiction, just like most people who drink never develop alcoholism. As far as addiction potential, methamphetamines, opiates, and nicotine are the worst offenders.
argon@lemmy.today 23 hours ago
protist@mander.xyz 22 hours ago
If you make cocaine legal, you reduce overdose deaths significantly. Most OD deaths involving cocaine are due to dosing uncertainty and adulteration with other substances like fentanyl. Legalization would also decrease barriers to treatment and less criminal justice involvement would improve treatment outcomes
argon@lemmy.today 19 hours ago
That’s certainly true, yet I still disagree with the post’s claim that “cocaine is no worse than whiskey”.
Laser@feddit.org 17 hours ago
You’re not addicted to cocaine until you’re poor, until then it’s a habit.