I would say the line has always been drawn. Crack is prohibited, for example. Abortion used to be prohibited and is still controversial. Pot is still significan

I would say the line has always been drawn. Crack is prohibited, for example. Abortion used to be prohibited and is still controversial. Pot is still significantly restricted with the loudest protests against legalization coming from the alcohol industry [1]. It is lobbying by the alcohol and tobacco industry that has kept these respective products as socially acceptable, in spite of the harm caused by smoking, drunk driving, and alcoholism, etc. My view on this matter is pragmatic and impure: society lead by its influencers decides the evil du jour. Sometimes they make good choices and sometimes poor. The world didn't collapse when cigarette taxes started to increase, the tobacco makers didn't die as a result of the lawsuits, and everyone moved on to e-cigarettes. [1] https://theintercept.com/2016/01/06/wasserman-schultz-fueled-by-booze-pacs-blasts-legal-pot/ https://theintercept.com/2016/01/06/wasserman-schultz-fueled...