True enough, the problem is too much of a good thing is always risky, although the long term over use of caffeine seems to have as many health risks as cocaine. The biggest downside is cocaines current production cycle involves people who work for little money to avoid being killed in the fields.
As long as cocaine is sensibly used I don't see the big problem with it, it's just encouraging people to use it sensibly.
>cocaines current production cycle involves people who work for little money to avoid being killed in the fields.
Legalization of coca agriculture in Bolivia has significantly reduced this. Part of Evo Morales' nationalist/socialist platform is the renormalization of coca production and consumption. So individual coca farmers now grow their product in the open, without fear of persecution from the police. This means they don't rely on the cartels bribing police for their protection.
Life in Bolivia isn't exactly peachy for most of its people, but it's certainly better for its coca farmers than it used to be.
As long as cocaine is sensibly used I don't see the big problem with it, it's just encouraging people to use it sensibly.