"David Lenson draws a useful distinction between drugs of desire (cocaine) and drugs of pleasure, such as cannabis. "Cocaine promises the greatest pleasure ever known in just a minute more... But that future never comes." In this respect the cocaine experience is "a savage mimicry of consumer consciousness." With cannabis or the psychedelics, on the other hand, "pleasure can come from natural beauty, domestic tasks, friends and relatives, conversation, or any number of objects that do not need to be purchased," (Botany of Desire, p. 176).

*day 9 of straight living, it's going ok. I'm not desolate or depressed which is a good sign I suppose. Roe and I take joy rides and climb rocks instead. We stumbled upon the most amazing vintage store on 218th St. today after we tumbled around the leaves in Inwood park.