Originally Posted by jetjet

well, that is the wrong way to look at it....

he knows that of course, but there is a separation in my opinion between a plant that is in its natural form, and the extracted concentrated form that makes the distinction

aspirin is a drug as willow bark is a plant...

coca leaves by themselves are chewed by natives for centuries and may actually be healthy in that form... it is when it is extracted chemically and concentrated that it becomes an abused drug of cocaine

pot is an herb, to group it in the same group as drugs like methamphetamines is wrong