The distinctions between legal and illegal drugs are largely arbitrary. Alcohol and tobacco do much more damage to society and individual than most illicit drugs. A genuine risk/benefit analysis would lead to a complete overhaul of the federal schedule of illegal drugs, which cannot be justified on public health or scientific grounds. Politics and history have played a much bigger role than science.
The distinctions between legal and illegal drugs are largely arbitrary. Alcohol and tobacco do much more damage to society and individual than most illicit drugs. A genuine risk/benefit analysis would lead to a complete overhaul of the federal schedule of illegal drugs, which cannot be justified on public health or scientific grounds. Politics and history have played a much bigger role than science.