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Originally Posted by Robbie
I agree with you "morally" about "crack cocaine". Because it ISN'T "cocaine". It's a bunch of toxic chemicals cooked up (just like "crank" is too).
I personally don't want anything to do with those kinds of things.
But...I'm not one to judge other people. And I don't think the govt. should have the power to judge them either.
As for "real" cocaine...it's a plant. People have been using it as an "upper" in one form or another for thousands of years.
I was down in Peru...and the poor people there chew the leaves.
But getting back to "crack cocaine"...I do agree it's horrible for people.
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I think it's important to make a distinction between hormones that were schedule 3'd, weed etc and things like heroin or meth or crack which have a direct impact on everyone - whether it's innocent kids being shot in drive bys, the crime that comes with addiction, the crime that comes with supplying the addicted etc. weed doesn't really affect anyone other than Doritos and PapaJ ohns. But meth as am example, destroys people, communities, causes crime, violence etc etc.
You may also remember Reagan's initial speech (I think) where they held a press conference and showed all the drugs and weapons confiscated from the park across from the White House. In fact, Washington DC at the time... our own nations capital, was one of the most dangerous cities on the planet.