• HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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    15 hours ago

    The use of stimulants was more accepted back then, with ephedrine routinely sold as a diet aid. I wouldn’t be surprised that people judged cocaine less harsh because of that.

    Also a lot of people used cocaine.

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      14 hours ago

      Yeah but even if things were like that this question is still like asking “Do you participate in recreational activities such as snuggling up with a blanket and reading or bungee jumping?”.

      The two drugs just don’t have much to do with each other, they are done in completely different social environments with totally different intentions.

      I mean I am sure most people who do cocaine also are willing to smoke weed but that is more of a “why not?” thing than there being any logical connection at all between the two drugs (if you are willing to break societal norms and do coke, you are also probably willing to break societal norms less and do marijuana).

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        14 hours ago

        They don’t have much to do with each other, but it is more the public perception of the risk of both drugs.