You need realistic thoughts. Your post was nonsense. Legal Coke? Let me get this straight you want purchase crack and cocaine in legal stores? You think weed is okay? Some people can handle it most can't . You know if this was legal blacks and latins would still suffer the most . We got zombies out here drinking lean , young kids and teen lost from this poison and you think if it was legal we would be on some higher plane? Enlighten by the powers of drugs. There are reports showing that in states with legal weed minorities are the poorest and biggest users of this. Let me guess we clearing our minds and broaden our senses correct? FOH. I swear the Coli hates poor blacks and just love to give any opportunity to us to sink lower .
Let's break this down.
1. Yes, legal coke.
With regulations and the money that uselessly goes towards drug enforcement should go to proper education and treatment programs.
2. Purchase in stores?
Yes. Much like alcohol. Why? Well, let's learn from prohibition. Any attempt to prohibit a legal market for an inelastic demand will be met with a black market that WILL profit off of said product.
When an unregulated black market happens... you get producers and manufactures who don't give a shyt about the consumer. And that leads to tragedies like...
The Len Bias Tragedy. The man was not given crack. He had a bad reaction to a quality too pure.
Also, most first time users of any drug, don't ever use it again. Another fun fact? Most drug users are not addicts. And most users are white.
3. I'm not speaking from some poneapple express free your mind bullshyt.
I'm telling you that the irrational enforcement of drugs...not drugs have been one of the worst human rights violations to happen to our Black people breh.
4. I'm not asking you to believe me.
Look the shyt up and read about what leading leaders in the medical field say about drugs. Look up scholarly articles.
I'm sure you know how bad drug use and drug addiction were for American soldiers during Vietnam, right?
Some stats:
45% of Vietnam vets tried narcotics during their tours.
34% tried heroin. 38 % tried opium. Around 20% or more claimed that while in Vietnam, they felt the affects of addiction.
What do you think happened to those who were addicted to drugs while in Vietnam and came home and dodn't receive treatment?
Surprisingly, in the first year back only 5% of the previous addicts reported having an addiction. After 3 years, only 12% reported to have had an addiction at anytime since their return.
I'm willing to bet that those who remained addicted were suffering from environmental stressors that created a demand for numbing physical/emotional pain.
This is just one example that shows socioeconomoc conditions and potential stressors/trauma are higher predictors of addiction than the chemical element of any drug. (My source below.)
http://www.rkp.wustl.edu/VESlit/RobinsAddiction1993.pdf
Breh, I'm not trying to take over this thread but don't paint me as a person who doesn't give a fukk about my people. I do.
I just know that every drug that has become illegal had a racial motive - from opiates and subjugation of West Coast Asians, to Marihauna/cocaine and the fear of doped up Black and Mexican men able to withstand bullets and rape white women.
We have fun with an entertaining show that's really about how American Drug policy continues to ravage South Americans not realizing that the Coca Leaf was a cherished resource by South/Central Americans in antiquity, which they chewed for energy as much as we drink coffee in modern society.
Some literature I suggest to read for anyone interested:
High Price by Dr. Carl Hart
The Candy Machine by Tom Feiling
Chasing the Scream by Johan Hari
And a great TED Talk by The Drug Alliance Director Ethan Nadelmann -
Okay, sorry yall. I just don't like being placed in a bullshyt category of posters.