The number of cocaine users in France has nearly doubled to 1.1 million, with employees increasingly using the drug to cope with workplace pressures, a government report revealed on Wednesday.

  • atro_city
    18•8 hours ago

    The report noted changing attitudes have contributed to cocaine’s spread, with the drug now being seen as more familiar and less dangerous than two decades ago.

    And yet, they won’t vote for legalisation. Big brain moments.

    • @[email protected]English
      11•7 hours ago

      Nah, here in France we’ve been using the same revolutionary approach to drugs for decades now: be tougher on crime. We’re more and more repressive, while usage keeps climbing. Each new interior minister scoffs at the idea of legalization, explaining instead that his predecessors failed because they just weren’t tough enough.

      • @x00zEnglish
        5•5 hours ago

        A war on drugs also creates soldiers on the other side. Merseille is a good example.

        • @[email protected]English
          1•4 hours ago

          Add this to the pile of reasons why it’s a terrible idea, except for traffickers and politics looking to score cheap points with the right I guess…