Many say that music is the only drug sanctioned by the state.
But that’s just the delusion of a pretentious adolescent who thinks they have a deep artistic soul and are different from the rest. There’s a 99% chance that someone spouting such nonsense is in the midst of a full-blown teenage angst phase.
In reality, the only state-sanctioned drugs are tobacco and alcohol.
They’re addictive, sure, but rarely to the extent that they completely ruin one’s ability to function in daily life. Most cases result in nothing more than chronic dependence.
Rather than banning them outright and dealing with the inevitable consequences, most governments simply tolerate them.
"During Russia’s Prohibition, people diluted hand sanitizer to make alcohol, didn’t they?"
“As you may have already expected, my lord, cochineal and tobacco have taken the empire by storm. Nobles and merchants alike are sending people to the Maasai Confederation in search of a tribe they call the ‘Cherokee,’ believing them to be the source.”
