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I saw another question in this sub about cocaine use and it made me think about drugs in general.

For many years we’ve been told to be conscientious consumers and buy FairTrade coffee or chocolate, eat less meat, avoid excessive packaging etc Basically to think about the consequences of our consumer choices.

I don’t take drugs and I’m curious as to whether people who do think about the consequences beyond themselves.

I don’t know a lot about drug trade but it seems to me that it involves crime, violence and exploitation so I wonder if there’s a blindspot there.