But...

The most common objections. And what's true about them.

What people say

  • Technically correct. But factually irrelevant.
  • Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia produce 99% of the world's cocaine. UNODC data.
  • The other 1%? Tiny amounts in Mexico or labs elsewhere. Statistical noise.
  • Your gram in Berlin comes from South America. No exceptions.
  • True, other drugs have problems too. But not this supply chain.
  • MDMA is mostly made in Europe. Weed increasingly comes from legal cultivation. Ketamine is diverted from pharmacies.
  • Cocaine is different. Coca only grows in Latin America. From plant to export: all cartel controlled.
  • Doesn't mean other drugs are unproblematic. But with coke, the connection to mass murder is especially direct.
  • Yes, the war on drugs has broken a lot. That's true.
  • But you're not funding drug reform right now. You're funding cartels.
  • Both can be true: Prohibition is bad, and your purchase funds violence.
  • That's a reason you like it. Not a reason it's okay.
  • The supply chain doesn't care how good it feels.
  • True, coke metabolizes faster. That's chemistry.
  • But "fits my sleep schedule better" is a strange justification for funding cartels.
  • You're optimizing your consumption. The supply chain stays the same.
  • Sure, you decide what you take. But your money isn't private - it goes somewhere.
  • You wouldn't say "it's my business" if you bought clothes made with child labor.
  • You make the choice. Others bear the consequences.
  • Your dealer didn't grow the coke. Where does it come from?
  • Trace the chain back. Every gram passed through the same hands.
  • There's no fair trade cocaine. Nowhere.
  • Maybe. But you're not buying legal cocaine right now.
  • You can support legalization and still not fund cartels today.
  • "It'll get better someday" isn't an excuse for now.
  • Really? You've completely given up?
  • You still buy fair trade coffee. Avoid Amazon. Eat less meat.
  • This phrase justifies everything and nothing.
  • Berlin consumes 3 to 4 tons per year.
  • That's a lot of individual grams.
  • It's like "my vote doesn't count anyway." Technically true. And still not true.
  • True. Alcohol is also a huge problem.
  • But you can buy alcohol from legal sources that don't kill anyone.
  • With cocaine, that option doesn't exist. Every gram goes through cartels.
  • What about them?
  • Pfizer doing bad things doesn't make cartels any less terrible.
  • You can criticize both.
  • Right. The club night isn't the place for long debates.
  • That's exactly what this website is for.

Sometimes a subtle reminder is worth more than a big discussion.

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