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Originally Posted by rubecube
Beyond the jokes, money, and whatnot, there are a lot of good reasons to have a company in Canada manufacture cocaine.
1. It takes money out of the pockets of the cartels.
2. Reduces overdoses by ensuring that the product is safe.
3. Allows for more research opportunities.
#3 is a big one. Obviously cocaine isn't safe. The biggest health concerns beyond addiction, are the obvious problems associated with any kind of insulfated substance, heart problems, and sudden respiratory arrest (usually when combined with alcohol).
If our health agencies and research teams could find a way to synthesize a version of it that reduces or eliminates some of the health risk, it's an obvious win for everyone.
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I want to have an open mind about this, and sure as ####, the current "strategy", whatever it is, is not working.
But, when it comes to substances like cocaine, heroin or crystal meth, I do not think doing what you're suggesting is a great idea only because of just how addictive they are. These substances are substantially different from marijuana or even alcohol from an addictive standpoint, aren't they?
Would significant resources going into early education about the dangers of the addictive and life destroying nature of these drugs be a better use of money? Kids from a very young age should be being taught in school maybe a little more aggressively just how bad these substances are.