> I suspect if they liberalized their laws then people would just buy Tylenol or whatever and not some herbal remedy I'm all for liberalizing drug laws in Germ

> I suspect if they liberalized their laws then people would just buy Tylenol or whatever and not some herbal remedy I'm all for liberalizing drug laws in Germany, but just for completeness' sake: Tylenol is a brand name for Paracetamol which is readily available over the counter without prescription in Germany, as is Ibuprofen (Advil), ASA (Aspirin), as well as other anti-inflammatories and analgesics. I believe a case could be made that on the heavier end of pain relief Metamizole (Novalgin) should also be transitioned to a prescription-free status, but there has been a widespread panic about its side effects at some point. Also, a distinction should be made between herbal remedies which actually produce some effect, such as valerian or volatile oils, and pure woo such as homeopathic preparations. The reason why supernatural "medicine" is so successful in Germany lies in the fact that "alternative practicioner" is considered an actual profession with deep ideological and historic roots in the country. Susceptible is pretty much anyone who strives to use only "natural" resources for living because they lack the scientific understanding to know that all substances are chemicals (a bad word in Germany), and they often don't have any capacity to even recognize the "alternative" treatment options are in fact based on magical thinking.