Read a story a few days ago about the revaluation of psychedelic substances for medicinal purposes - whether the stigma can ever be lifted from such drugs as LSD is questionable - Manson, kids jumping off roofs, adults smashing windows after suffering violent flashback, etc etc.
I always wondered about the term "controlled substance" - who controls it and to what means? Not wanting to become too conspiratorial in this line of thinking which will result in an authority bashing spree, it always seemed to me that the drugs that tend to do nothing for you except make you docile and obedient (alcohol, nicotine) are the drugs that are controlled the most - through taxation, supply, quality. And those drugs that can open doors to new experience (psychedelics) are the least controlled - criminality, quality, non-taxation but the ones most likely to end you up in trouble with the law.
Coincidence... I don't know.
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