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I just wish currently illicit/scheduled drugs simply had the same list of disclaimers that FDA-approved drugs had. The side effects aren't different enough to b

• User23 6y ago
  A lot of it is a quality control issue. The cocaine your ophthalmologist might use is just as safe as any other FDA-approved drug, because it is one. On the other hand the stuff you might get third-hand from the cartels was possibly of questionable quality to begin with and has been adulterated several times by various intermediaries.
  • vmception 6y ago
    This is why I prefer legalization instead of just decriminalization Consumer protection and ability to address the supply chain only comes with legalization Decriminalization is just 1800s snake oil’s salesmen at the World Fair
• freeone3000 6y ago
  All drugs except schedule I are approved for some therapy, so have the same list of disclaimers and side effect notations (with a smaller sample size than normal). Amphetamine, cocaine, and ketamine are schedule II and III; Cannabis is schedule I.
  • MacsHeadroom 6y ago
    Most schedule 1 substances are much safer than substantially similar alternatives in their pure forms. The real reason they remain in schedule 1 is because they've been around too long for any major pharma company to have a monopoly on them. Cannabis isn't even a drug, it's a whole class of plants of a handful of related species. So it's the exception here.