It is to me.
Coke, meth etc are a personal lifestyle choice.
Athletes, Veterans, people who had to have various types of surgeries, were prescribed these drugs initially by a doctor or trainer, they are told they need to take them. The pharmaceutical companies are fighting tooth and nail against legalizing marijuana so they can keep pumping addictive obituate and doctors keep getting incentives to push them. We have many good people by no fault of their own are addicted.
Unless you are a deep undercover narc in the movies, no one is putting a gun to your head to try coke, meth, etc.
To me, not apples and apples.