How did drug scheduling get this messed up?

[@unrealization6478]

I deeply deeply appreciate that you're covering topics that have such stigma around them, these videos are practically invaluable. This video and the one on police answering suicide 911 calls. These videos have this uncanny way of being released after terrifying events in my life and giving me a framework to think about them. I have seen literally no other source that gets even close to covering those specific issues.

[@andyshelly3473]

i always never understood why alcohol is not on the drug schedule , it has absolutely no health benefit , and it has a very high risk for abuse , and its most defiantly a drug . so what gives . its too entrenched in our history .

[@davidpowell3347]

Escape juice and/or crude do-it-yourself suicide juice-especially distilled alcohol concentrate spirits but some people seem to have had amazing ability to tolerate quantities of the stuff that would have killed other people-Stalin and Churchill? On the other hand an occasional beer or two doesn't seem to have much downside

[@otasinakin4442]

It can kill bacteria tho.

[@caseyshelton1606]

They can't make money if people can just live free and put in their body what they feel is right for them.

[@amazinggrapes3045]

They tried to ban alcohol. It didn't work. 💀

[@PatKellyTeaches]

I can't wait for your follow up book to Brains Explained -- "A is for Ayahuasca"

[@sagew7377]

I have microdosed B+ cubensis that I grow and lion’s mane pills, along with a 14 mushroom immune blend. Haven’t been sick since I started, quit nicotine cold turkey with almost no withdrawal symptoms despite being very heavy vaper. My mood increases immensely, my senses all feel heightened, music sounds better, gives me more motivation, literally no negative side effects. Crazy, crazy stuff that is easy to grow yourself.

[@larrytate1657]

Looked pretty hard to grow cubes in doors actually. Don’t you need a lot of gear and time?

[@commentingisawasteoftime7195]

Delete this and stop snitching on yourself

[@boofenious]

Mushrooms truly are magic, psychedelic or not.

[@naterod]

@@larrytate1657 not hard at all

[@nellkellino-miller7673]

@@larrytate1657 Not really. I've taught countless people to do it over the years. It takes a bit of a time/money/research investment but nothing compared to reliably growing your own food/cannabis or brewing your own beer. It's so easy.

[@Xrayblazer3595]

It is deeply immoral and unjustified to FORCE anyone to do or not do anything to themselves. If you aren't harming anyone then you shouldn't be bothered by anyone.

[@cathydoyle8804]

I so agree with you

[@jenkzkh]

Totally agree with you!!

[@abum4595]

but drug use harms others more than you

[@Xrayblazer3595]

@@abum4595 how?

[@abum4595]

@@Xrayblazer3595 Funding organised crime/terrorism. Abandonment of responsibilities/family

[@underthethunder]

I personally think stuff like Cannabis, DMT, Psilocybin, LSD, and Salvia should be legalized for recreational use as well

[@abum4595]

How would you deal with the increased crime?

[@absolutelybagel2218]

@@abum4595 what makes you think there would be increased crime

[@abum4595]

@@absolutelybagel2218 drugs are associated with most crimes like theft, murder etc. It funds the cartels that produce it, they use it to fight other cartels and cause thousands of deaths every year

[@kolbycoburn5067]

@@abum4595 there would be a decrease in crime😂😂

[@abum4595]

@@kolbycoburn5067 no, there wouldn't. Cannabis is legal in Canada, but most of it is still illegal and crime has not decreased.

[@RyanPillay92]

They are not dangerous, they are feared. There is a distinction.

[@greenlight4223]

What is scary about them?

[@marslol]

@@greenlight4223 people don’t know what they do at all and they promote drugs as bad so they see it as something scary

[@tone618]

they are feared by those in power

[@kjullthedemon]

@@greenlight4223 Being caught with them, or being forced to do business with shady people, cause they're the only ones selling them. Ironically, almost all the fears surrounding drugs, stems from the fact that they're illegal.

[@andythedishwasher1117]

In the instant it occurred to me that you were comparing Nixon to the Firelord, an entire elaborate KZbin parody of Avatar involving 70s historical characters rushed into my head fully formed like a DMT dragon.

[@ecekuru8840]

Small doses of psilocybin is also reportedly helpful to prevent cluster headache attacks during an episode. I don't know of any robust studies on this, though.

[@MGSISCOOL75]

I remember this from an episode of house lol, theres also promising research showing effectiveness against OCD, but more evidence is obvs needed.

[@fungi42o0]

I use shrooms for migraines sometimes

[@DivoCapella]

thats shrooms right?

[@migerrancan554]

@@DivoCapella yes

[@th3process763]

i also have no sources but I am diagnosed with bad migraines, my sinuses explode p often lmao. I had an awful headache one day when my friends were going to the gym. I ignored it, but it started to spread all around my head just like the only three or four cluster headaches I’ve ever had, which freaked me out. I stopped working out, sitting on the side so when they finished they could come and get me. My friend offered me some golden tipped ecuadorian shit and man, it didn’t push the headache away immediately but it felt like it gave me the power to make my head pulse, until i felt the pulsing in the center of where the pain started. It felt like that area was stretched, getting thinner and thinner until I could deal with it. After I just drank water and closed my eyes for 5 min and then before they were done, I’d opened my eyes and felt as if I was just experiencing a mild headache. That shit was crazy to me, every other time I’ve had one I literally lay down and I’m dead for that day, once it lasted near two. there’s no sleeping for more than a few minutes, no comfortable position to lay down in, as any pressure anywhere on your head hurts much more than it should. But, I was fine. I don’t think it’s a medicine specifically for that per say, it might not and probably won’t work that way for everyone but to those it works in that way for, trust theyd be upset it’s illegal.

[@kylemaceacheran4588]

I think the stigma will only change once we have more sensible people like this making fact based videos. Appreciated. Alot of people need these medicines now, the facts show promise and little risk. Its a no brainer, don't let fear stop you from healing yourself, trust in yourself because the government doesn't care about you.

[@drgnflyangeltruthseeker8556]

AMEN, That Part🙏👍💓🥰❤️‍🩹😘

[@abum4595]

is there any evidence they are effective for treating anything in a cost effective way?

[@larsonfamilyhouse]

@@abum4595 it’s extremely hard to study illicit substances

[@JoJoJoker]

@@abum4595 yes…decades of objective evidence, going back to the 1920s for heroin and 1950s for psilocybin/LSD/MDMA, show the health benefits of these drugs. In fact, all the evidence shows that alcohol and tobacco are the only 2 *true* schedule 1 drugs. That’s the sad, ironic truth. Tobacco has no medicinal use. Alcohol has no medicinal function except as an topical antiseptic. MDMA has a 70%+ *CURE* rate for PTSD. LSD/psilocybin are as effective when it comes to treating drug addiction.

[@abum4595]

@@JoJoJoker There is no credible that those drugs have medicinal value. Small scale self-report studies are worthless as evidence. Professor Nutt did a real study on LSD and found it was no better than placebo

[@Karionyte]

I love how you can tell whether or not someone's actually taken these drugs based off of the way they talk about it. This video is still so important though.

[@attackman4458]

I appreciate the double sided perspective on this subject, it doesn’t exaggerate nor ignore the evidence for positive and negative effects regarding the drugs being discussed. I think that it should be made clear to ppl that there are life changing benefits but also unlikely in my opinion but still possible negative side effects especially in the realm of psychosis - yet from personal experience and the experiences of others suggests this aspect is extremely exaggerated which I hope is true for the sake of their medical potential!

[@frysebox1]

Regardless, all of it pales compared to the systemic horrors created by the US founded and led war against drugs (the ones their handlers can't monetize, anyway...)

[@_goopho]

CBD is doing great in preclinical research on epilepsy, I think we'll see a lot of that stuff on the market in the near future

[@abum4595]

It already is. Epidiolex

[@drgnflyangeltruthseeker8556]

It also KILLS SKIN CANCER CELLS!!!🙏💓🥰 PLANT MEDICINE RULES🙏🍄🌾🍀🌱🌿🌵

[@MGSISCOOL75]

Lol, I’ve just spent the last 2 months writing my masters dissertation on this topic but for the UK schedules. Wish I’d seen this video earlier as it would’ve saved me a lot of time; pretty much everything you mentioned is in my dissertation 😭

[@abum4595]

Did you include the fact that black market cannabis is still cheaper in canada after legalisation?

[@nellkellino-miller7673]

@@abum4595 Of course it's cheaper. And that's a good thing. It's cheaper for me to buy carrots, spinach and eggs from my neighbours than from the supermarket. Because of course it is. Funny how we don't call it black market food produce. You're assuming that the government has some sort of right to control these things. They have the same right to grow and sell a carrot as I do.

[@gregmcb5305]

Dmt doesn’t cause serotonin syndrome, Ayawaska can (especially when combined with SSRIs but it’s a very small risk when not combined with SSRIs) but you made it sound like dmt caused Serotonin syndrome in itself

[@jessiejamesferruolo]

Most drugs wont cause serotonin syndrome on their own. It usually happens when you combine multiple drugs that affect serotonin production or uptake

[@gregmcb5305]

@@jessiejamesferruolo isn’t that what I just said?

[@jessiejamesferruolo]

@@gregmcb5305 Honestly didnt read past the brackets....

[@joshuaallgood7030]

I’m on Prozac, and I broke through on a vape pen. I’m still alive lol.

[@tennesseejed884]

@@joshuaallgood7030 was your breakthrough aggressive and terrifying? Or mysterious and fascinating?

[@hansolowe19]

You could have elaborated on the pathways development bit. "Think of rigid thought patterns we all find ourselves in sometime, but that become inescapable in people who suffer from depression, a downwards spiral of negative thoughts and views" "And psychedelics are able to break through this, connecting different parts of the brain together in new ways, forming new connections between neurons. It has been compared with shaking a snowglobe." Or something to that effect. Good video, this is an important cause.

[@Mysquineve]

Thanks!

[@drgnflyangeltruthseeker8556]

Thankyou SOOOOO MUCH for TELLING THE TRUTH 🙏💓💓💓🥰🙏

[@HinnyHinaika]

"That all changed in 1970s when the Fire Nation attacked..." lmao

[@ttrainor70]

It would have been useful to explain that tolerance to lsd is so rapid that even increasing doses will have barely any effect. It simply doesn't work anymore until you wait about a week, so there is no point in abusing it.

[@kevin7849]

Great job breaking this whole situation down. Love the ATLA reference too! Best show.

[@derp195]

Taking mushrooms changed my life. In the month after I took them, I quit smoking, quit drinking, started my own business and quit my dead end job.

[@cherrysmith7585]

I was having constant, unbearable anxiety because of work stress. Not until I came across Michellewilly23, a very intelligent mycologist. She saved my life honestly

[@Ryan-vx2vk]

This video is very important and needs more exposure. My worldview and thought process got completely turned around from psilocybin and I truly learned to love myself. I'd hate to see where I'd be right now if I hadn't had that life changing experience. Some of these substances have incredible potential to help people stuck in deep emotional ruts, and it truly hurts that the majority of people don't/won't be able to get the easily accessible tools and resources they might need to quickly work through and possibly heal their trauma.

[@gogo311]

I've heard from therapists working with severe PTSD patients that often they don't respond to classical psychedelics due to so much dissociation - and that cannabis is actually the most effective at breaking that dissociation.

[@th3process763]

makes sense too, especially in a therapeutic session. psychedelics will highlight your guard so you’ll see it and know you have it up/can put it down, but with weed you’re almost naturally becoming vulnerable

[@ono446]

So happy to find a good resource on this topic!

[@kateyroad5115]

that was beautiful! Thank you.

[@jorenbosmans8065]

Was expecting a video claiming that certain drugs should be legalised. I'm happy that this video sticks to scientific topic of trying to make a case for a better way to research these drugs. It is a very interesting video.

[@MamaZShaman]

Thank you, subscribed tonight!

[@Megaghost_]

Fantastic video! I hope we can see advances in research and more clinical trials in the next few years once MDMA is approved, that will induce a great change in public perception and open the door for other substances sooner.

[@UnrelatedAntonym]

Excellent video. I've hated the schedule system in the USA. It has only harmed our society and its citizens that cannabis, shrooms, and the likes are criminalized.

[@soulmechanics7946]

You did a fairly decent job recreating some of the visual aspects. Excellent work. Nobody gets this right.

[@AmandaKaymusic]

Thanks for the interesting clip. Portuguese system seems to be the most scientific based and effective at treating addiction issues with substance abuse. I appreciate your scientific and medical curiousity.

[@abum4595]

Forcing people in to rehab and taking away their unemployment benefit? Sounds good, but only if it works.

[@gabrielbarroslinslelisdeol6222]

A great researcher on Ayahuasca is Draulio Araújo, I had the opportunity to be his student in one of his classes.

[@erickfernando18]

the fire nation pun was cool, lol great video overall, the more we talk about this the less stigma it has

[@pedrojosevillazamora5114]

HI this is so interesting and cool, im in Mexico trying to work in biomedical research, biostats and bioethics and content like this gives me a lot of hope because it comes from good intention, makes me feel safe to invest my time in research. KEEP MAKING THIS STUFF its fuunny, informative and unfeigned.

[@annazfker2028]

... ... 3:49 WHO MADE THE SCHEDULE ? ...

[@rorydillon7572]

Great video!

[@salt1956]

I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation and learned a lot. Thank you.

[@LoreEclectic]

Just signed the petition!

[@cdwraw]

When I was younger I would use a few of these as just a party drug. Later in life I was reintroduced to them again. And self medicating, I have used them to help with issues I had in my younger life. They truly have medical uses and I hope some day the negative public view will be gone. Accept these for what they are. Medicine.

[@gregmcb5305]

Bro i sure hope these things are legalized before I’m 40

[@FelipeEscobar86]

😭😭😭

[@nickykeenan7507]

Personally, smoking a little bit of weed every night before I went to bet completely eliminated my ptsd night terrors and helped me relax when they do happen

[@fungi42o0]

What did you bet on?

[@no-ic5gw]

How does this only have 13k views?

[@shawnrobertson9901]

Cannabis seems to be a dream suppressant

[@bearcuscus]

Very good video! More people need to know this, it hurts me so much knowing that these drugs arent used for helping people at the moment while they can be sooo effective.

[@Benas5sh]

Right on man!! Spred the word to any one there out there. The people dosent know this things! Send this video to your local media, you could never know which government would interest. 💫🔥💫🔥💫

[@shiretsu]

I think that things like psilocybin dmt and lsd can be very helpful for accepting the human condition of suffering. growing up in america imparts its own mental illnesses, but on the human level, those are wonderful substances that can benefit anyone. anxiolytics and painkillers are the ones that (are used to) treat specifically life in this country.

[@obscillesk]

I'd argue that the DEA itself is an organization that should be drastically rolled back in every respect. As far as I'm concerned, the mental health crisis we're dealing with is largely due to the absolute trainwreck of a country we live in. Add to that my issues with criminalizing a victimless act. My body is mine. The state should have very marginal and limited say over what I do and don't do to it.

[@mountainmover777]

DMT sounds similar to the reports of taking Amanita Muscaria in the book Soma, the Divine Tree of Immortality, written by R. Gordon Wasson. Great read if your into the history of drugs and their past uses in tribal settings.

[@Omar-gr7km]

Now THIS is how you make a sponsorship video for your petition 👌

[@martinvarga130]

For me MDMA is the best of the bests. If you use it recreationally once in every 1-2 months you probably won't develop too much tolerance and also you can defend your brain with some specific nutritions from neurotoxicity and oxidative stress. Most of the drugs are fine but you have to know the substance, how it works, what does it damage etc. Once you are educated enough you can use them safely. Also moderation is key. Try to avoid highly addictive drugs and use those you can benefit from. These substances are meant to improve your life instead of ruining it. These should be legal at least for those who are educated enough to use them with responsibility.

[@avv397]

Thank you for this great, highly intelligent video. With cannabis now legal in a number of US states it seems surprising that so little research is being done - even if it was instigated by ma manufacturers and distributers. (Or maybe they're all too stoned to get round to the complexities of research. . . .). It would have been brilliant to hear about K is for Ketamine, though I understand it is in Schedule 3 and thus, I suppose, outside your Schedule 1 remit. Anyone interested should have a look at the hilarious "An unusual reaction to a strong painkiller" on KZbin

[@Shindai]

For what it's worth, I know it's anecdotal, but I've stopped using cannabis a few times, and I've found that while CBD capsules help my fibromyalgia a bit, my mental health took a dive. When I started using again, I find my mood is more even and PTSD bothers me less (I still get flashbacks, but they're just... there, I don't really feel anything or react to them most of the time anymore) It's damaging my lungs, but I can't walk nearly as well without it, and going outside is a lot harder. I've gone from stuck on the sofa in pain and fatigue to walking freely in minutes after a vape. It's hard to comment on how it affects my memory coz I'm ADHD and had a terrible memory for a long time before I started using four years ago. Like I say, I know it's only anecdotal, but while feedback may be mixed, I can confirm it's not nothing

[@megret1808]

As J P Morgan said to Tesla about free energy, “If I can’t put a meter on it I’m not doing it.” Cui Bono, follow the money

[@the1972bulldog]

That's just plain ol facts right there

[@mikebane2866]

Strange you didn’t mention ketamine, clinics exist all around the US and the research is very strong. I did ketamine therapy for TRMD and I’m a new man!

[@neurotransmissions]

Ketamine is actually a Schedule 4 drug and has already received approval by the FDA for treating depression, as it appears you are aware! As such, it doesn’t fit what we’re talking about in this video, which is Schedule 1 drugs.

[@abner20bushi]

Every one of those is legal if you ignore the govt.

[@Msenlightened1]

I tried to sign the petition and the links page isnt working . Wont let me sign it

[@neurotransmissions]

Hmm, that's strange. It wouldn't let you sign or you couldn't access the page? Here's the link if that helps: www.change.org/p/u-s-house-of-representatives-remove-medical-use-criteria-from-schedule-1-drugs-to-allow-life-saving-research?US%3A4&recruiter=628112189&

[@cdogthehedgehog6923]

Tripping balls on my day off. Back to the grind tomorrow.

[@WolfFang884]

14:13 Be weary, acid heads with minimal or no experience with shrooms. I tripped on LSD at doses ranging from 25ug to 600~ug nine times before having my first >threshold dose of shrooms. The "full body experience" was/is jarring and is why I consider shrooms far more intense of an experience.

[@BureauATF]

PCP is not Schedule I, its schedule II. We do know if DMT is addictive. It is not.

[@maxalvarado8951]

I'm a heavy smoker and have phlegm non stop for the past 3 years. Can anyone please point me to websites, articles, blogs in the proper way of using psilocybin. I'm a bit hesitant and fearful in using this, thanks!

[@bingflosby]

I have multiple sclerosis and psychedelics have been the only thing I could turn to or trust I never let the doctors run their usual experiments on me I decided to run my own experiments with things they don't even know anything about they also claim the supplements are not useful lol

[@Manuelpereirafy]

Unfortunately, the real reason why governments do not change the classification of drugs is not related to whether or not they have a medical use, but because of economic interest, more precisely the big pharmaceutical companies, because for them there is no interest in a medicine that cures you in a single dose, because that doesn't bring them any profit, and that's why it's also easier to study highly addictive drugs, because the longer they manage to make you take a medication, the more money they earn.

[@filteredview9302]

True, I guess the most addictive substance of earth is power.

[@fishintheocean-i4g]

@@filteredview9302 True they're getting paid either way but also true that you don't legally have to take the psychiatric drug each and every time. If anyone has a legitimate psychiatric illness such as enough anxiety then sure, they take their psychiatric drug every now and then to keep themselves from going off the rails with a nervous breakdown. But I would imagine that unless any subject A became so violent that he was walking along the sidewalk toting an axe, he doesn't legally have to take his psychiatric drugs each and every time. There is no cops with a badge and a gun in any persons household making the person take his psychiatric drugs each and every time. Nor is there frequent and consistently accurate drug testing to make certain that whomever is taking his/her psychiatric drug each and every time. They (big pharma) ultimately don't care whether or not you get zombie-fied with too many psychiatric drugs, they flat out want to get paid.

[@jorymcmillian3432]

That ending was pure heat. 🥵

[@killerwrox]

you're hilarious and genius, brother

[@ShadowFox10587O]

I can speak from personal experience weed(legal in my state) has helped my anxiety ALOT like 90% better It may not help everyone but it makes me feel so much better

[@cherrysmith7585]

I was having constant, unbearable anxiety because of work stress. Not until I came across Michellewilly23, a very intelligent mycologist. She saved my life honestly

[@demisemedia]

Honestly, I don't think anything will necessarily cure your own personal mental illness. Psilocybin, lsd, marijuana, etc can definitely help you find out certain things about yourself from a different point of view and can be very, very beneficial. But realistically, it's really up to you to treat your mental illness. I hope I didn't come off too nihilistic. Shrooms and marijuana have showed me a lot of things about myself. Everyday sober experiences have too!

[@NurseGi]

I use legal Marijuana, it has helped my anxiety, sleep disorder greatly! I absolutley love it!

[@FelipeEscobar86]

“The war on drugs” AKA “The war on consciousness”.

[@tennesseejed884]

Allow me to expound on your statement the war on consciousness that is not under full control of the established system and the powers that profit from this well-oiled machine

[@klaustrumputin-trudeau4142]

What doesn't the government lie about?

[@kathryntitus9647]

Just thought I'd mention that having once been addicted to crack cocaine, I never craved marijuana ever again. I highly approve of medicinal uses for cbd, but I can't stand the smell of marijuana burning anymore! I've been crack free for almost 19 years. Long before I was a crack addict, I had my experiences with LSD and psilocybin, both of which slowly made me a more aware person/less delusional as well as a more compassionate person.

[@JoJoJoker]

1. There is no such thing as “abusing” drugs 2. What defines “medical”?

[@S4BR4K]

I wonder when will big pharma step in and halt the progression or twist the scheduling in such way that they can make money out of it.

[@TheGreentomato123]

Great video! I just have to ask, what are you sources for ayahuasca or DMT causing serotonin syndrome? DMT doesn't make the brain make more serotonin, unlike MDMA, it's just almost identical to it. I just don't see how DMT can cause it and not psilocybin when they are almost identical in chemical structure. I hope you, or someone in the comments can enlighten me :)

[@neurotransmissions]

Great question! While it's possible to get serotonin syndrome from large amounts of ayahuasca (it has very weak serotonin reuptake inhibition) , the real danger comes if you are taking SSRIs, because combining them with the MAOIs found in ayahuasca could easily lead to serious physical harm.

[@TheGreentomato123]

@@neurotransmissions Okay, makes sense. thanks for the answer :)

[@alkeryn1700]

Psychedelics are extremely dangerous to the current system and hierarchical structures.

[@fmone7878]

Only because they dissolve the barriers and structures of the entire thing, to the weak minded its horrifying lmfaooo have a goodnight.

[@spacetoad3474]

Also there needs to be a huge drug education reform. That's probably 90% of the problem

[@naemjefftb9935]

When he said "fire Nation attack... I mean controlled substances act" 🤣🤣

[@DanielRodriguez-sf4vj]

Great video! Lets strive for the knowledge to do this right and for the sovereignty of each individual to decide over the state of their own consciousness

[@GuidoHaverkort]

The fact that all these are illegal while alcohol is not, is beyond me. The fact that people not even consider alcohol in the category 'drugs' just shows how brainwashed everyone is and just believes everything they're told about these things. The underlying factor in drug abuse is almost always a mental condition and countries as portugal and austria have already shown that legalizing drugs and spending the money from fighting drugs on mental help for these people, and making the contact at places where they acquire the drugs is 1000 times more efficient than what is happening now.

[@NyoomMonster]

I am currently supposed to be using medical marijuana to treat my PTSD, but I've not done a good job of taking it because I've been nervous about how my mom and dad feel about it, about where I can use it since it's illegal to smoke in public and edibles always mess with me, and the city I live in is really windy these days. I'm disabled, and a big part of my inability to work and function is due to PTSD. It's really complex and really hard to treat/avpid triggering. So I have to turn to alternative treatments to improve it, because my psychiatric meds just don't do enough for it (I still take them as directed, the help with ADHD, depression, and anxiety).

[@amadiohfixed1300]

Well I'm conviced, starting tomorow I will become a drug dealer to save the world

[@saskiarobinson4250]

Yea cannibis increased my depression. Which sucks. So can’t smoke anymore.

[@mikechristian-vn1le]

"Control" is not how the government controls them but instead how it tries to do so. It merely drives up the price and the risks, including the risk of incarceration. (I am not a libratarian about anything.)

[@amazinggrapes3045]

I saw what happened to that one fitness KZbinr after taking ayahuasca and I find it hard to disagree with it being highly controlled...

[@BryanHocking]

What about mescaline, ketamine and iboga?!?!

[@DutchmanAmsterdam]

I was wondering about that too.

[@kathryntitus9647]

Quaaludes are a prescription drug. You put them in the same category as no medical use. My mother-in-law was prescribed them for cancer. I don't know if they still prescribe it but it sure made the pharmaceutical industry of boatload of money.

[@pdspear1]

I always thought we should make a drug schedule based on fatalities related to each drug.

[@spacedoohicky]

That would be better, but that would implicate alcohol, and not many politicians would want that. Not many people in general would want that.

[@MrAlemao]

wonderful video

[@waitSora]

“When the fire nation attacked” 😂😂😂😂

[@mukhumor]

Why do 'shrooms' or 'cannabis' need to be synthesised so you can't get high any more? Getting high is one of the few pleasures many people have in life. No one asks you what medical benefit you get from a shot of Vodka. Part of the curing effect is euphoria and hallucinatory experiences.

[@paavohirn3728]

But they're so difficult to monetize!

[@junglie]

Best way to understand the prohibition of cannabis is to read "The emperor wears no clothes" by Jack Heror.

[@ThingsYouMightLike]

GHB is Xyrem for Narcolepsy. It's insane and the processes for getting it is nuts (took it for years as a narcoleptic). That one at least makes sense. Super dangerous, and limited scope. But it's price and limited availability is still a huuuuuge issue in the Narcoleptic community. Jazz Pharmaceuticals is making freaking bank off of it.

[@edgar2prado767]

I did not know that cocaine is classified as a narcotic. Stupid me, I thought it was a stimulant.

[@98Zai]

9:50 Obscure cultural reference as political satire! Very nice.

[@ovidiutantau507]

There are no drugs in Ba Sing Se

[@amazinggrapes3045]

Taking drugs to cure your addiction to drugs... makes perfect sense

[@Sundayjean]

I was surprised that you didn’t touch on micro-dosing or ketamine.

[@patrickbennett439]

I think you can be the next Mr. Olympia bodybuilder

[@kilmcm45]

You can't use addictive potential as the standard because in treatment they don't distinguish between physical and psychological addiction. They think being a chocolate find is the same as being a Heroin addict...? Really???