this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2025
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still need someone to explain me why a chemical that can make people happy has to be illegal.
if there are also very dangerous, I get it. but if the risk is taking a long nap and changing your mind. then why would the government care?
The (US) government has a long history of outlawing useful, helpful or otherwise enjoyable things (MDMA, weed and psilocybin) while allowing more destructive things to proliferate (alcohol, opiates). Many governments worldwide still outlaw marijuana and some places will straight up execute people for it (singapore). Keeps the population in check and helped fuel conflict within the lower class to keep them from looking upward.
Banning alcohol was already tried and it turned out to be a really bad idea.
In contrast, the War on Drugs has gone just super great.