Most drugs on the schedule are not illegal, just controlled. In fact, we already do control alcohol with things like age limitations. Due to the destructive nature of the drug, is it so incredible to control it further?
Yes, prohibitions of addictive substances creates dangerous black markets and criminals out of addicts who usually need medical support not a judge or jail. We try to prevent children from driving, drinking, smoking, etc for the same reason we don't send children to jail & that's not a good way to legislate adult or general populations.
Most drugs on the schedule are also a lot harder to make than alcohol.
The distillation of alcohol is no easier than making opium. But, I don't see the relevance
I haven't accidentally made opium, but I have accidentally made alcohol by leaving a half-full soda bottle under my bed.
Did you drink it?
I had a sip. It tasted awful, but I'm sure if I tried to make it I'd end up with something that would get me fucked up
Or blind ... maybe both
Fermentation is unlikely to create something that will cause worse than mild stomach issues. For homemade alcohol to be really dangerous you have to distill it and distillation without a license is already a federal felony.
Distillation doesn't create alcohol, it concentrates alcohol. Fermentation creates alcohol and the hardest part about fermentation is waiting for it to finish.
Most drugs on the schedule are not illegal, just controlled. In fact, we already do control alcohol with things like age limitations. Due to the destructive nature of the drug, is it so incredible to control it further?
Yes, prohibitions of addictive substances creates dangerous black markets and criminals out of addicts who usually need medical support not a judge or jail. We try to prevent children from driving, drinking, smoking, etc for the same reason we don't send children to jail & that's not a good way to legislate adult or general populations.
Most drugs on the schedule are also a lot harder to make than alcohol.
The distillation of alcohol is no easier than making opium. But, I don't see the relevance
I haven't accidentally made opium, but I have accidentally made alcohol by leaving a half-full soda bottle under my bed.
Did you drink it?
I had a sip. It tasted awful, but I'm sure if I tried to make it I'd end up with something that would get me fucked up
Or blind ... maybe both
Fermentation is unlikely to create something that will cause worse than mild stomach issues. For homemade alcohol to be really dangerous you have to distill it and distillation without a license is already a federal felony.
Distillation doesn't create alcohol, it concentrates alcohol. Fermentation creates alcohol and the hardest part about fermentation is waiting for it to finish.