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I’m getting horrified at the way cocaine is becoming standard in so many places, and the way you hear about it more and more in the media, as something casual.

by bsaul 8y ago

I’m getting horrified at the way cocaine is becoming standard in so many places, and the way you hear about it more and more in the media, as something casual. It seems just like if the drug cartel knew they wouldn’t be able to benefit from weed for long and decided to start pushing for the next thing.

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mtreis86 8y ago
The cartels can do the math - cocaine is at least 10x more profitable.
- CM30 8y ago
  Well it certainly is now; I suspect the more places cannabis becomes legal, the less money those in organised crime have to gain from selling it.
woodpanel 8y ago
I'd offer 2 reasons: 1) Cocaine hasn't the stigma of junkies. Cocaine's junkies are often highly productive individuals often paid accordingly. 2) In a way, the same self-improvement logic that allows yourself to guzzle down "soylent" or "huel" allows yourself to take a nose once in a while. It's like a mega-triple espresso. While crack is known for its junkies it's also used among high income people (They somehow manage the teeth issues as well I guess). I've noticed that weed users regard cocaine users as *holes, while cocaine users regard weed users as losers.
- raverbashing 8y ago
  About 1) sounds like it's the 70's/80's again (Yuppies with sweatpants and bitcoin?)
  - sizzzzlerz 8y ago
    I think it was Robin Williams who said "Cocaine is god's way of telling you that you make too much money."
az123zaz 8y ago
> It seems just like if the drug cartel knew they wouldn’t be able to benefit from weed for long and decided to start pushing for the next thing. This is the case - these are billion dollar businesses who indeed monitor market conditions and plan in multi-year cycles accordingly: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/losing-marijuana-business-mexican-cartels-push-heroin-and-meth/2015/01/11/91fe44ce-8532-11e4-abcf-5a3d7b3b20b8_story.html?utm_term=.099c1c2c039c https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/losing-mar...
sureaboutthis 8y ago
It needs to be repeated here: >If you think smoking dope makes you more responsive to the urgent calls for food from your expeditor, then God bless you, you freak of nature you. If you’re anything like me, though, you’re probably only good for a bowl of Crunchberries and a Simpsons rerun. >On the other hand, if you’re stuck heating up breakfast burritos at Chili’s—or dunking deep-fried macaroni at TGI McFuckwad’s? Maybe you need that joint.
louwrentius 8y ago
Remember that every time you use cocaine, somebody in Mexico get's tortured to death. And by tortured I mean being flayed alive.

by bsaul 8y ago

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mtreis86 8y ago

The cartels can do the math - cocaine is at least 10x more profitable.

CM30 8y ago
Well it certainly is now; I suspect the more places cannabis becomes legal, the less money those in organised crime have to gain from selling it.

woodpanel 8y ago

I'd offer 2 reasons: 1) Cocaine hasn't the stigma of junkies. Cocaine's junkies are often highly productive individuals often paid accordingly. 2) In a way, the same self-improvement logic that allows yourself to guzzle down "soylent" or "huel" allows yourself to take a nose once in a while. It's like a mega-triple espresso. While crack is known for its junkies it's also used among high income people (They somehow manage the teeth issues as well I guess). I've noticed that weed users regard cocaine users as *holes, while cocaine users regard weed users as losers.

raverbashing 8y ago
About 1) sounds like it's the 70's/80's again (Yuppies with sweatpants and bitcoin?)
- sizzzzlerz 8y ago
  I think it was Robin Williams who said "Cocaine is god's way of telling you that you make too much money."

az123zaz 8y ago

> It seems just like if the drug cartel knew they wouldn’t be able to benefit from weed for long and decided to start pushing for the next thing. This is the case - these are billion dollar businesses who indeed monitor market conditions and plan in multi-year cycles accordingly: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/losing-marijuana-business-mexican-cartels-push-heroin-and-meth/2015/01/11/91fe44ce-8532-11e4-abcf-5a3d7b3b20b8_story.html?utm_term=.099c1c2c039c https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/losing-mar...

sureaboutthis 8y ago

It needs to be repeated here: >If you think smoking dope makes you more responsive to the urgent calls for food from your expeditor, then God bless you, you freak of nature you. If you’re anything like me, though, you’re probably only good for a bowl of Crunchberries and a Simpsons rerun. >On the other hand, if you’re stuck heating up breakfast burritos at Chili’s—or dunking deep-fried macaroni at TGI McFuckwad’s? Maybe you need that joint.

louwrentius 8y ago

Remember that every time you use cocaine, somebody in Mexico get's tortured to death. And by tortured I mean being flayed alive.