bad for Society = banned?

colinuk · 1 Nov 2007 at 15:36

** But even if one cannot conclusively establish that a substance like salvia is toxic or harmful to mental health, can't one take the view that powerful hallucinogens are necessarily something bad for society and ban them anyway? **

Would this included EVERYTHING that are bad for society, or do we just pick and choose what we want banning....?

hardly seems fair...

Link to full story on BBC web site is :

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7071010.stm

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KNiVES · 1 Nov 2007 at 15:38

Salvia is a rubbish drug anyway! Isn't this kind of drug talk against the forum rules?

colinuk · 1 Nov 2007 at 15:40

Wasnt talking about the drug itself, but the fact they want to ban it due to its bad effects on society. Which seems odd as people drink a lot more than they do this drug...

Tom0 · 1 Nov 2007 at 15:41

If they cant whack a tax on it, they wont allow you to have it.

Alcohol is the prime example.

krooton · 1 Nov 2007 at 15:42

KNiVES said:
Salvia is a rubbish drug anyway! Isn't this kind of drug talk against the forum rules?

Before it was made illegal, wouldn't it have been fine to talk about it?