Instagram's Luxury Cocaine Accessories: Designer Straws and Leather Pouches Bypass Meta's Drug Paraphernalia Policies
By
Miles Klee
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Summary
The article examines how Instagram is awash with luxury products that appear to be designed for cocaine use, from designer straws to magnet-sealed leather pouches. It discusses how while other drugs like cannabis and ketamine have undergone tech-fueled rebranding, cocaine has not yet seen such a transformation—but these high-end accessories may be changing that. The piece highlights the tension between Meta's policies against drug paraphernalia and the proliferation of such products on the platform.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledBig money and powerful interests have entirely rebranded drugs like cannabis, mushrooms, and ketamine in the 21st century.
Cocaine, however, has yet to see the kind of tech-fueled makeover that changed the public perception of those drugs—but these luxury products in my Instagram feed may just give it a glow-up.
Though you might not instantly see them as drug paraphernalia, on closer inspection, many of these products are offering to...
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