It is difficult to take this article seriously given the author's repeated references to "narcotic stimulants," a contradiction in terms. It shows that they are

It is difficult to take this article seriously given the author's repeated references to "narcotic stimulants," a contradiction in terms. It shows that they are getting their whole perspective from law enforcement, which routinely (and quite misleadingly) refers to all drugs as "narcotics" regardless of their effect. The law enforcement establishment has been spewing bullshit for decades, to a degree that has now become embarrassingly obvious, whenever it discusses drugs; if the author of the piece is still taking anything they say seriously, they are either painfully incurious or they are actively participating in the promotion of War on Drugs propaganda.