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> I find it amazing how far we have come, that the Economist is arguing for the legalization of coke. How far... from what? Cocaine was legal and sold at pharm

> I find it amazing how far we have come, that the Economist is arguing for the legalization of coke. How far... from what? Cocaine was legal and sold at pharmacies without prescription a mere two generations ago. Coca Cola had cocaine in it (coca leafs).

nerpderp82 4y ago
In reversing the war on drugs started by Nixon in the 70s to put hippies and blacks in jail. Cocaine is still a legal to prescribe medication, but it could no longer be obtained over the counter in 1914 by the Harrison Narcotics Act. Cocaine stopped being an ingredient in Coca-Cola in 1903. Coca leaves are still an ingredient in Coca-Cola. Sigmund Freud and Uber Cocaine https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0740547284900230 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/074054...