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Depends on the molecule. Cannabis can be produced by any teenager in a closet with a grow light. Quaaludes on the other hand are now impossible to come by.
by gryfft 2y ago
Depends on the molecule. Cannabis can be produced by any teenager in a closet with a grow light. Quaaludes on the other hand are now impossible to come by.
- cassianoleal 2y agoI imagine the reason for the popularity of Quaaludes was easy access. Remove that, and the myriad other substances available become more attractive, be it MDMA, LSD, magic mushrooms, 2-CB, Ketamine, cocaine, heroin, or a number of others.
- fragmede 2y agoThe interesting thing is the rise of fentanyl in the wake of marijuana legalization. The cartels were making tons of money off illegal marijuana. When marijuana went legal, a lot of that money went away. But the cartels already had this distribution channel and weren't about to go legit. So they found this other way of making money with the existing channels they had.
- AtlasBarfed 2y agoAnd China is happily funding fentanyl as low intensity warfare on the united states, supplying the raw materials and likely providing "other" support. It really does highlight how failed the drug war is. The only effective weapon against rampant cartel violence is decriminalization and legalization. I just watched Sicaro over the weekend, yeah about 4 years late. The thing is a right wing wet dream take on the drug war, and the interesting thing is it's exactly like the vibe that came out of Vietnam war, another failed war. "The politicians won't let us use unrestrained violence to win". Of course, both the Vietnam were and even more so the drug war are founded on completely illegitimate policy foundations, and only continue because of budgetary territory defense and a lack of desire of unelected officials to maintain power.