On 17th Century "Cocaine"

Re:On 17th Century "Cocaine" by mrguyorama on Thursday October 10, 2024 @02:02PM (#41801464)

I mean, taking your definitions from the DEA for cocaine is just wrong. Even if you believe it to be meaningful, it is US-centric to a fault, and government definitions of things are not meant to generalize.

Crack is "crack cocaine". It is a Form of cocaine.

The separation of "cocaine" and "crack" was a policy and marketing choice, in order to make it possible that a black person would get 20 years for dealing the same drug that would only get a white person 5 years.

The people chewing coca leaves before the 1800s were doing so in order to consume the cocaine within.

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Re:On 17th Century "Cocaine" by DonHopkins on Thursday October 10, 2024 @09:37PM (#41805289)

While the white people consuming the cocaine were only doing it because they liked the smell, so they only get 5 years. ;)

Cocaine makes me feel like a new man. And he wants some too!

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