[.cnI redruM]

Most of these substances were legal at some point and then got banned. Take for example Coca-Cola. There was originally a reason it was called Coke. It had cocaine.

Heroin and morphine were used heavily by both sides in The Civil War as sedatives for injured soldiers. It was then that the country first had to start dealing with heroin and morphine junkies and didn't like the social costs.

There is a lot of history behind these laws that gets swept under the rug because of the popular appeal of recreational drug use.

[Hi Heels]

Ever hear about the barrels of LSD outside the dorm doors at Bizerkly years ago? True.

[tacticalogic]

There is a lot of history behind these laws that gets swept under the rug because of the popular appeal of recreational drug use.

There's a lot of history behind them that gets swept under the rug because of the popular appeal of prohibition, too.

[Dad2Angels]

I am in no way advocating the legalization of substances such as cocaine or heroin or the like. Mary Jane may fall into a different league IMO.

My main point was and remains that due to the enormous sums of money being made by those that have the 'ears' of the lawmakers the war on drugs and the tax system, both areas in need of serious change/improvement, will stay as they are.

[ichabod1]

I thought Heroin came along toward the end of the Nineteenth century to (chuckle) help people get off of morphine.