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Re:Psychedelics researcher approached his death with calm an... by freedomben on Sunday November 05, 2023 @01:10PM (#38153778)
Not economic, historical. It's purely because both were things before the puritan movement (which still greatly impacts society today) and people are already familiar with them. If alcohol were discovered today, there's no way in hell it would be legal
Re:Psychedelics researcher approached his death with calm an... by gymbeaux on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @12:05AM (#38187016)
So of course they’re both very old staples in human culture, but I mean to say that any attempts to regulate them are/will be met with more economic resistance than cultural… like Anheiser-Busch (spelling definitely wrong) and Philip-Morris (now Altria I believe) would be a bigger obstacle than “the people.”