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FDA denies MDMA, ecstasy-based drug, to treat PTSD
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Strawman. You aren't legally allowed to make ecstacy at home even if you are capable, nor are you allowed to consume it if you have it. Also, ecstacy wasn't illegal during the prohibition. That's all irrelevant.
People should be allowed to do what they want as long as it doesn't pose a serious risk to others. Racism is most of what caused the war on drugs, and it's mostly futile, and often actively harmful. It prevents people from accessing things that may help them (or they may just enjoy), and creating black markets where none need exist. It also creates situations where people may buy stuff and it not be pure, which could be controlled for if legal.
Yes, you are a straw man. Alcohol worked because it's different from ecstasy. Everyone could and did make it at home out of food. Can you make ecstasy at home out of regular food or does everyone do it regardless of law? No. The two are too different in circumstances and so can't be placed in the same category.
Black markets exist because they're profitable. The war on drugs was for money, racism was just the hook to get the investors on board.
Also, legality is dependent on the legalizers. Where corruption is rife and consequences nil, legality is worthless when it comes to quality control.
Lol. What does that mean? Your argument was a strawman argument. You constructed something new to argue against instead of my original argument.
I can grow my own mushrooms with psilocybin. It's under the same controls as ecstacy. Do you stand by your logic and agree it should be legal to grow and consume? That isn't the logic used to make it illegal though, which is what matters.
Yes, and it's profitable because there's no legal alternative. There are very few black markets for alcohol, for example, because it's not necessary and not profitable when a legal option is easily available with checks to ensure it's safe and actually what it says it is. Legalize drugs and we can make them safer to use and mostly eliminate black markets, which create a lot of danger and criminal activity.
No, it was mostly for politics, and winning them through racism. It's fairly well documented.
If there is proof of quality, even without consequences from the government (which should probably also be in place), consumers wouldn't purchase from places selling a bad product unless it's significantly cheaper. The consequence would be fewer buyers and having to have lower prices. Legality also allows people to seek treatment without fear of being held accountable for using an illegal product. It let's people openly discuss options and issues. It also creates an environment for legal competition, not just turf wars. Legalizing drugs has a huge number of benefits without going into things like the harm caused by policing.
You asked what's different about alcohol. I gave an answer. How is that a strawman? Also, the reason I called you a straw man is because you seem to be grasping at straws.
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My logic is that alcohol is so easily made and of such variety that attempting to outlaw it was proven to be a pointless endeavor. Do psilocybin mushrooms share the same circumstances? If so, then attempting to ban them completely would likely end up in a similar situation as with alcohol.
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Again, legalizing something doesn't automatically make it safer. Without proper supervision, legality only provides free reign over production and distribution. Which can mean more product, faster sales, lower quality. Can it be safer? Yes. Will it? By looking at current examples of similar persuasion, it's doubtful.
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Documentation changes all the time, so I won't stick to my point of view for long on any matters that prove otherwise.
_ You're giving consumers too much credit.