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“ As a consequence, the drugs available to the informed buyer are of a higher quality than ever before. They are also safer.” If only we could say the same abo
by Gomer1800 7y ago
“ As a consequence, the drugs available to the informed buyer are of a higher quality than ever before. They are also safer.”
If only we could say the same about the people exploited along the chain of production of these drugs
- Apocalypse_666 7y agoI’d buy fair trade drugs if I could
- lostgame 7y agoWe can dream...
- Gomer1800 7y agoHell I would too! So long as I could go to sleep at night knowing my money didnt help finance violence and corruption. Thats why I really hope we legalize recreational drugs. Tackling supply and the demand just doesnt work, people want them.
- stinos 7y agoSame goes as for food: buy local, short supply chain etc. Meaning also not every single thing is available, but at least you know what you get and where you got it from. And obviously: depending on where you live there won't be any people making what you want..
- standardUser 7y agoOne could say the same about workers in food production, low skill manufacturing, natural resource extraction, etc.
- Gomer1800 7y agoYea, but just because exploitation is commonplace doesnt make it right. Thats a terrible justification
- journalctl 7y agoOne could, and indeed, many do. Exploitation and wage slavery are terrible no matter the industry.
- DaiPlusPlus 7y ago> ...the people exploited along the chain of production... Cocaine farmed from Columbia by the cartel's bonded-labour workfocrce? Sure. A pharm-tech diverting a few boxes of Desoxyn from the Walgreens they work at? No. Afghan opium? It's a cash-crop in the region; by buying it you're actually helping people escape poverty. Some mate's attic hydroponics operation? No.
- Gomer1800 7y agoIts not just the obvious examples like cocaine and methamphetamines. Im mean MDMA and other synthetic drugs are usually manufactured abroad and smuggled into the UK/US by criminal organizations whose income also finances violence and corruption. Theres no stopping the demand for party/recreational drugs, we may as well legalize them already. But if you buy these illicitly you should know that you’ve likely financially contributed to despicable acts abroad. I find the idea of ‘safe’ illicitly purchased drugs deeply ironic.
- DaiPlusPlus 7y agoAh - you mentioned "chain of production" so I assumed you were only referring to the production of the drug, not its trafficking. When you include trafficking you're right - but I did mention examples in my post that don't involve any exploitation, such as pharmaceutical diversion and people who grow and supply their own drugs.
- Gomer1800 7y agoI really don't care if people consume/purchase/make/sell drugs if the money isn't financing terrible things someplace in the world. I think the first step to making these kind of guarantees for consumers is legalizing the market for drugs. I've got friends who grow weed and Ill smoke their stuff anyday cause I know where it comes from.
- therealx 7y agoMost trafficking is not forced or exploitive. It's some poor person seeing a quick payday and going for it. Beside, most drugs flowing into the US are from underground tunnel, or shipping container, or the back of a commercial truck. At one point they were buying used 747s, flying them full of coke to the US, and then just ditchiing the plane because they made way more than the cost of the plane.