Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Randomly Noted Sorry, Charlie.
Posted by Andisheh Nouraee on Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 8:30 PM
Knock-off designer accessories aren't the only things cheaper in New York than in Atlanta.
According to an article by Ken Dermota in the July/August issue of the Atlantic, cocaine costs four times as much in Atlanta as it does in New York.
Quoting U.S. government stats, Dermota says cocaine cost $80-$100 per gram in Atlanta in 2005. In New York the same year, it cost $20-$25.
Note: The Atlantic is not trying to be Clark Howard for cokeheads. The story is actually about how Plan Colombia, the U.S. government's $4.7 billion effort to attack cocaine production in South America, has coincided with an overall drop in the price of cocaine. In other words, Plan Colombia is a failure.
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