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.
What you can do:
Sometimes a subtle reminder is worth more than a big discussion.
Sources for this page
- UNODC World Drug Report - Cocaine Production(99% from Colombia, Peru, Bolivia)
- EMCDDA: Wastewater Analysis Berlin(Berlin consumption data)
- Levamisole in Cocaine Study(Levamisole contamination)