I’m curious... we had NO drug laws in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Why didn’t we, as a nation, go belly up then? Seems to me we had some of the greatest expansion in our history... yet drugs were widely available (and used, from all accounts). So could you sort of clarify your post, please? Thanks in advance.
We did have drug laws, but not as many because medical science was very limited . As we discovered the harmful effects of various chemicals, regulations were enacted to restrict their usage. That’s why we don’t sell lead paint and a whole host of other previously ubiquitous products that caused everything from cancer, birth defects, to addiction. Right now, the government is pushing the use of CFLs as a way to be “green”, when in fact it’s based on GE’s profit motives. Go to www.eps.gov and do a search on cfl cleanup. This is a case of the gov working in the wrong direction. It cuts both ways until science, based on facts, risks, and public safety - overrides selfish motives.