Talk:Legal status of cocaine

IS THERE A SINGLE COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WHERE COCAINE IS LEGAL TO USE(EXCEPT IN MEDICAL PURPOSE)
Dzoni 12:24, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

I believe some South American countries allow the use of coca in small amounts, for example to chew or make tea out of. I don't think any countries allow the processed substance (anymore, that is). porges 00:03, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

O,thank you,I thought that is legal in Holland or Columbia.Also a friend of mine told me it was legal in England,and I even heard one politician from England that said he tryed it(but he probably did it while it was legal,or maybe he just broke the law?!).Anyway,thank youDzoni 12:03, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Cocaine?, legal in Colombia? not even close! you can get yourself in some serious trouble down there for possession of cocaine.

Why is Canada's classification of Cocaine linked to American anti-narcotics laws. We do have our own ya know? i'll find the source myself.

I changed it just because the classification methods used by our two nations are fairly differant. Schedule 1 drugs in the U.S. include "lighter drugs" such as Cannibas and Hashish, while in Canada they include very addictive narcotics like Cocaine. And the reverse is true for Schedule 2 chategorization in both countries. Also are criminal law systems are pretty differant, so hopefully that will prevent any confusion.

==Why is it illegal? Is there anyone who benefits from this status other than crime organisations and the government officials that they own? Wouldn't society as a whole be a lot better off(particularly South American countries) if it were legalised?== As to add to this, the point of cocaine illegalisation is the less of the implication of cocaine itself that is profibitable, which is ununderstood or allowed.

=Netherlands= I consider http://www.lwl.org/LWL/Jugend/KoopSucht/nl/Repression/index_html#b a reliable source: It's "factum is een tweetalige website met feiten en cijfers rond de drugs- en afhankelijkheidsproblematiek, preventie en het drugsbeleid in Nederland en Duitsland." EN: "Factum is a two language site with facts and figures about the drug-problem and dealing-with-drug-problem, prevention and the drugspolicy in the Netherlands and Germany."

It's funded by the german government, which is clearly against drugs. And I'll explain a bit: "het opportuniteitsprinciepe" is a law that allows the public prosecutor to prosecute it finds important. They have internal guidelines that aim to prosecute drug trade and especially international drug trade. So, allthough it's technically possible to prosecute, in practice it wont happen if you posses up to 0.5gr or a 'one day dose' of cocaine.

--Pcmadman (talk) 11:43, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

Czech
What about Czech? I think recently law was changed, and now it is allowed to have some small (or big) amount of various drugs (like canabies, extasy, lsd, metaamphetamine), but do not know about cocaine. Any ideas and sources? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.213.255.7 (talk) 17:48, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

Hi, I was under the impression that the legality of cocaine has changed over the years. It would be sensible to add to this page the dates when prohibition started. MalcolmX86 (talk) 00:40, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

Both of you are tootaly wrong - all these drugs are naturally ilegal in Czech republic! Just such small amount isnť considered to be crime according to Criminal code, but just as offence. In pratix it mean, that you are not going to be punished by court, but just by cityhall, and it doesnt get in your register of crimes. But you will get fine, maximal 15000CZK. http://www.epravo.cz/top/clanky/mnozstvi-vetsi-nez-male-aneb-kolik-je-mozne-drzet-omamnych-a-psychotropnich-latek-pro-vlastni-potrebu-94705.html Plese cange wrong informations - I dont know how to change map, and unfortunetelly ather language versions of wikipedia just copied this nonsense. --2002:7354:B225:0:0:0:7354:B225 (talk) 21:10, 22 January 2017 (UTC)

Map is outdated.
Cocaine is in fact legal in the United States for medical purposes. I'd change the map myself, but I'm a new to Wiki proofing and I don't know how (or if it's possible) to do it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.139.154.197 (talk) 21:26, 4 June 2016 (UTC)


 * It's also legal for medicinal purposes in New Zealand according to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975. 122.58.67.249 (talk) 12:37, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

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Table is inconsistent
The table shows cocaine as Legal for Medical Use in the USA, as it is, but just as Illegal in the UK. The rules in the UK are not very different from those in the US, so why the distinction? In how many other countries is cocaine Legal for Medical Use yet described as Illegal in the table? It is not exactly an indispensable drug, but it still has some niche uses, so I would have guessed that the answer is most of them.