And people drink mainly for social reasons, not to get messed up. Dope is 100% about mind alteration.
People drank 100% to get messed up when that drug was illegal - and plenty of them still do so today.
That is so wrong it’s hardly deserving of a response. People drink socially MUCH more than to get smashed. And I’d much rather be on the road facing traffic with drivers who’ve had a drink or two than those who have pot in their system. The motivations for drinking and smoking are not the same.