Why didn’t they do so (”it’s for the CHILLUN”) in revolutionary times? Not a lot of talk about child drunkenness, even.
We’ve substituted crutches for fear of the Lord. And it is sad to see a church luminary do that. Jesus challenged the attitude of the paralytic: “Do you want to get well?”
Our technology is so amazing that production and distribution can make this easily at arm’s reach. That is different than most of recorded history. Our technology is so amazing that NEW compounds have been made/created that when used will totally debilitate a person.
Even those who seek legalization should be forced morally to support CONTROLLED ACCESS and not open access.