Comment by hnthrowaway0315
2 days ago
That's something I'm really worried about, especially when SV is pushing it. And it is difficult to prove that research is unbiased.
One of the commenters of your post says "If we legalize it we can better research it". Allow me to be rude -- this is BS. If we follow this logic we should legalize pretty much everything!
I think it is polite to be rude to such dangerous thoughts. Downvote me as you see fit.
I think a blanket ban under schedule 1 stating that it has no acceptable use is dangerous. It's a clearly false designation and doesn't have evidence to back it up. This isn't a simple matter of a dangerous substance. This is a hard-core human rights violation.
But following your logic everything would be illegal! There's a whole lot we don't know about how aspirin works, for instance.
Governments should not be in the business of banning things unless there's a clear and present danger. Citizens should have the autonomy to do risky things if they want to.
Aspirin mechanisms is known since the late 1970s, it's a COX inhibitor.
Acetaminophen is the one that still mysterious, there are credible theories but they don't explain everything the substance does. The latest one I know of is that one : https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2413811122