That's priceless. Rat poison isn't seductively, pleasantly psychoactive—wherefore it is not desired as an intoxicant. But whadda ya know? The Rat Poison Analogy brought down the WOD nonetheless!
As for the "upsides", maybe we spar later. All this talk about pot is making me hungry.
It's simple actually. People have weighed (in their mind) the costs of marijuana (temporary loss of some control + economic costs of the actual marijuana itself) vs the benefits (medical benefitis [pain relief, nausea, etc], temporary escape from reality + social benefits + 'fun' factor). The same is true rat poisoning people weigh the costs (brain damage/death + economic costs of rain poisoning itself) vs benefits (none for human digestion) and decide not to take it. You said that since it was legal, the government was OKing it. By your own logic the government is OKing the digestion of rat poisoning.
As for the "upsides", maybe we spar later. All this talk about pot is making me hungry.
I doubt we'll 'spar', you will not be able to find any downsides.
Rat poison isn't seductively, pleasantly psychoactive
Airplane glue, Scotchgard, and other substances with mind-altering fumes are legal, but huffing is not 'accepted.'