It's ironic that the set of dangerous drugs coincides perfectly with the set of drugs that are banned under the Controlled Substances Act. The government gets t

It's ironic that the set of dangerous drugs coincides perfectly with the set of drugs that are banned under the Controlled Substances Act. The government gets to decide which drugs are illegal and therefore can only be abused, not used. And, of course, the government always gets it perfectly right. One can see that the designation is, in fact, fairly arbitrary. As marijuana has become legal in many states, and more socially accepted, the idea that all marijuana use is abuse is fading.