9 reasons why there wasn’t stress in the good old days

And you wonder why Grandma sometimes acts a little goofy in her old age…..

You understand why people like taking drugs because he comes for the blood of their parents. And for going a little bit far away I understand why the 21 century was so bloody.

Heh.. Those drugs were easy to make and did their job well..

50 years later (hopefully sooner) we will all look at the drugs we are using now, which are sold everywhere, and think the same.

Current drugs compared to those used before are much worse… If you need to wear dark glasses for two weeks only because your doctor told you to use new prescription drugs, it really isn’t a good thing for you ;)

Smoke pot, people. it doesn’t hurt you. you cannot die from it.. try taking 10 tablets of aspirin (a drug that is given even to babies) and we’ll see what happens ;)

@bocefus: Not a bad idea. Not a bad idea at all…

haha right on Sketsargis

blaze it!

the coca wine itś not wine with cocaine.
The coca leaf (hoja de coca) is not a drug, it’s all natural.
The coca leaf is one of the ingredients that is used to prepare cocain, the other ingredients are Sulphuric acid, cement, kerosene, etc.
Please, remind the the coca leaf by itself is not a drug.

The primary reason many drugs are illegal is the same as why prostitution is illegal in most states. Taxation.

Fact is, most drugs are fairly easy to produce, so it is hard to regulate the production and sale of them. Because of this, the government doesn’t get any money out of most of it, so it is illegal.

Same with prostitution. Otherwise why would it be illegal to sell something that you are allowed to give away.

to sergio:

although not a drug, coca leaf wine, and coca leaf tea have an intoxicating effect. Also a similar speediness to a couple of cups of coffee. i have had the tea a couple times, and is a great pick me up.

also most of these are derived almost directly from plants. plants that were gifts to us.

if laws were changed, so that people were allowed to grow, cure, and synthesize their own personal use drugs. the black market and numerous killings would begin to decrease.

with awareness and tolerance becomes responsibility.

Nice post, good research. ;)

these products were probably taxed, so why are they illegal?

a drug is any substance which alters your bodies chemistry so yes even natural substances such as cocoa leaves, willow bark etc. are drugs. a drug does not need to be manufactured

No wonder babies slept through the night…because they got high! Great post :)

Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup is got to be the winner of all these.

DRUGS?—Let’s vote on it!

They made drugs illegal because war makes more money to the people at the top than does taxation.

mmmmm i wish i lived then. id be happy

Wow. Articles like these make make me feel glad that there’s an FDA and similar agencies across the world to prevent drugs like these from being used as ‘common cold remedies’.

Nevertheless, there are sometimes ways around all the red tape… and lobbyists sometimes put their interests on top…

I think drugs and alcohol were made illegal by well-meaning people who, after witnessing the effects on individuals and their families, believed that if the substances weren’t available, all the problems would be gone. They were wrong. Demand was still there, and criminals moved in to provide what people wanted. Make steak illegal and see what happens.

Since a relatively large number of people used alcohol compared to the number who used narcotics, the Prohibition was repealed, but not before solidifying the methods and structure of Organized Crime. The mob grew stronger each day, spreading its tentacles into other endeavors such as prostitution and gambling (also prohibited) and compromising the legal system with bribes and violence.

During Prohibition, production of alcohol was pushed underground – profits were so high that people rushed in to fill the demand without regard to public safety. The term “bathtub gin” wasn’t fiction – people went blind and even died from some of these concoctions.

In short, if we want to strengthen organized crime (including gang activities) and provide a reason for street crime (robberies, theft, car-jacking, etc.), all we have to do is prohibit a substance or behavior. It stands to reason to me that to eliminate crime, we should simply decriminalize drugs, gambling and prostitution. IMHO, if you further want to de-glamorize drug use, the government should just buy the drugs and dispense them, free of charge for consumption on the premises, in a traditional government office (think BMV or Post Office setting). Eeuww.

I think the reason this very obvious step hasn’t been taken is nothing more sinister than the fear by career politicians that they’ll be viewed/labeled by a small percentage of (very noisy) people as being evil and unworthy of being re-elected. For this and other reasons, I believe that the first step on the path of making this country a far, far better place is simple: term limits on all elected officials.

So…are you willing to DO something about it?

Why can’t we have this stuff now adays?

I hate when people go and look for reasons to blame the government. Honestly, wake up. If serious drugs like cocaine and heroin were legalized and regulated the country would eventually become a shit hole. These are highly addictive and dangerous drugs, it was even apparent back then. BOB said it the best when he spoke honestly in stating how these aren’t miraculous medicinal compounds (although beneficial in extreme health situations) but rather drugs that people want legalized for recreational use. Believe me, its a good thing these products no longer exist.

drugs as we know them today are laced with a mixture of many many dangerous ingredients from talc to soda crystals.

Drugs in their PURE form are as safe as any other drug

Between 30 and 50 million people smoke marijuana in the United States. It’s a hugely popular recreational drug, just like alcohol and tobacco. If it were federally decriminalized, regulated, and taxed, you’d see all the revenue going to the government instead of to drug cartels in Mexico. That in itself is a huge benefit.

Look at the Netherlands. That country is renown for its social progressivism. Euthanasia is legal there. Prostitution is legal. Marijuana is legal there and is sold in coffee shops. That country isn’t a “shit hole”; the Netherlands enjoys one of the most prosperous economies and was ranked in the top 7 most Democratic countries of the world last year (United States ranked 18th).

A lot of people literally believe what they’re told by these anti-drug agencies; that drugs are terrible and will kill you. Here’s a wake up call: ANY SUBSTANCE THAT CAN BE ABUSED CAN KILL YOU. It’s not just drugs. Any person who chooses to do something that has risk needs to be responsible. If you possess a credit card, it is in your best interest to use it in moderation, pay back your dues, and not go into debt. People abusing their credit and not being able to pay back their purchases is exactly what has caused our economy to become what it is at this moment.

Criminalizing the smoking of a plant does not stop people from using it. People do and will continue to use it. Some people will use it casually and some people will abuse it. It happens. You can’t stop it, whether it’s illegal or not. The smartest thing to do would be to educate the people on how to be safe, not tell them no; look how well that’s working with abstinence “education”.

United States citizens, you have drugs. You can’t get rid of them, but you don’t want to embrace them either. It’s time to man up and do the responsible thing; regulate it. People are already doing it, why make them criminals? Why put non-violent drug offenders into federal prison with people who ARE violent, who have KILLED? You put innocent people into an environment with murderous beings and call that fair and just punishment for smoking a plant!

The more money you taxpayers let your politicians waste on a “war” on drugs, the less money you have for education, science, and infrastructure. The more your prisons fill. The less tolerant you become. Stop letting this kind of injustice happen.

Do the right thing for your countrymen. Educate and adapt. Do not turn a blind eye.

I have taken an opium syrup for a terrible bronchitis cough. Sold to me in Switzerland at the pharmacy in the 1990s. My cough stopped immediately. I didn’t feel drowsy or any other effects, must have been a small dose, but the stuff works great. No other cough syrup has ever worked.

Everything is Legal until your Caught.

We need Agriculture, Arts & Sciences and Master Craftsmen in Trades to bring this country back from the dead. Use your hands, take what you need, leave what you don’t, re-use and re-think everything.

Drugs were in everything!

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Also, marijuana is not legal in the Netherlands. And all heavier drugs are very illegal and distribution/possession laws are strictly enforced. The police force however turns their heads to softer drugs like marijuana, which can be bought and sold in coffee shops with proper licenses, and individuals can buy up to 5 grams in one day for use in a coffee shop (this does not include individuals under the age of 18).

As for the argument about placing “innocent” individuals who sell and distribute drugs into federal prisons with more dangerous and violent criminals…I think you are talking about the type of people in terms of their behavior and position in society, which has nothing to do with breaking the law. Just because someone is a good person and non-violent doesn’t make them exempt from following the laws set forth by his or her nation. Breaking the law is being an irresponsible citizen, and the people who are arrested for selling and distributing marijuana (although there are sad cases) should be well aware of the consequences.

Alcohol is just as hard as those other drugs, but few people realize this. Breaking the law is not being an irresponsible person if the laws are unjust (think civil disobedience to segregation).

drugs…*sigh*

most of you are mis-informed, uneducated, incompetent idiots. you don’t know 98% of the populations reasons for wanting certain ‘drugs’ (as you refer to them) to be legalized. coca leaves, marijuana as well as other PLANTS are not drugs. the definition of a drug as per the dictionary is “drug
1. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being.”

the legal over the counter painkillers are the real drugs in our country. our government has you absolutely brainwashed. how come our “health care” system “cures” cancer by killing not only the unhealthy cells but the clean healthy cells as well? it is a system designed to keep people sick. they make people “better” by putting them on opioids which are EXTREMELY expensive and addictive. now they don’t have leg pain anymore but hey mommy has a painkiller addiction that’s going to cost thousands to cure. and oh, they cure that addiction with methamphetamines. now mommy has a meth addiction. you should all do your research before you start rambling on like idiots. you have no idea what you speak of. 435,000 people will die this year because of tobacco related illness. LEGAL and killing nearly half a million people a year. who do you think collects from the bills those people had for treatments prior to their death? the government. 85,000 people this year will die from alcohol related deaths. who makes a profit from those peoples illnesses? the government. 0 people will die this year from marijuana related anything. there has never been a single person in the history of man kind who has ever died from an illness related to marijuana nor from a marijuana overdose. which would you rather, your teenage son or daughter tokin’ a joint or going into your vanity and stealing the vicodin and percoset you have for your ‘pains’? think about it.

Any chance you can change the colors on the site so it’s not dark grey text in dark brown background? I didn’t even see the text between the pictures until I accidentally highlighted some and it showed up grey in blue. It’s impossible to read as is.

Stress is the confusion created when the mind overrides the bodies natural desire to choke the living shit out of some asshole that desperately needs it. As a pharmacist, I find the legality of “recreational drugs” astonishing. We should legalize it, make sure it is of good purity (avoid bathtub gin, etc) and tax it. Crime goes down, true abusers kill themselves and educate the public on correct dosage and the government makes a shitload of money…like they want. Of course Big Pharma is going to get their 30 pieces of silver too, which pisses me off, but we could spend the money to EDUCATE our children on what is safe, what is not, what to avoid and truly become an educated society. However, it would be counterproductive to the powers (gov and pharma) and they would simply abuse us (like they do now). Either way, we get screwed in the end…but at least we could get a little lube, eh?

Just a few facts, Marijuana has 5-7 times more tar than tobacco. Marijuana can cause tachycardia, increased heart rate, so it is bad for people w/ heart conditions. Heart conditions can be undiagnosed, I had a friend die last week. Marijuana can cause anxiety attacks, which could be bad for people w/ a mental diagnosis’. There are over 400 chemicals found in Marijuana smoke, one of which is Benzyprene, a carcinogenic. Long term use does cause female hormone irregularities, so women may experience irregular periods, which could lead to problems with fertility. Men, with long term use, do experience a lower sperm count, which will also lead to problems with fertility.

I have a number of friends that have ruined their lives through drugs, prescription and illegal drugs. Marijuana is not as innocent a drug as many of you seem to think.

they need to bring this stuff back to these good days.. do they have any idea how much money they would make?

These old remedies may be extracted from plants we now have negative connotations about. They have been legally (and slanderously!) squashed by Big Pharma and its heavily funded control over our governments. Probably because, like someone said: they are too easy to make on your own…so gov’t makes it illegal. The pharmaceuticals being produced today have less research assigned to them before they are released to the public and encouraged in spite of known risks – or made mandatory (be wary of immunizations!). Plants that grow that have intoxicating and HEALING effects are indeed drugs by definition, but they are certainly in a form that nature intends us to use. Chemicals that are produced by pharmaceutical companies are often toxic to our bodies, our environment and our governments. (See Bill C-51 & C-52 in Canada.) Sickening really. Literally. Trying to take away our right to take herbs, supplements and vitamins… Good way to keep people sick and using your products, which make us sicker still….
…But I digress… ;)

“Alcohol is just as hard as those other drugs, but few people realize this. Breaking the law is not being an irresponsible person if the laws are unjust (think civil disobedience to segregation).”

Thank you, sqyttles. Nobody wants to mention good ol’ ethanol because Uncle Sam says its an OK drug to take. Instead we have idiots rambling on about how painkillers are unnecessary… and expensive Jackie? Opiate meds are amongst the easiest drugs to make and thus quite INEXPENSIVE, very effective, while being less toxic to the body than asprin, ibuprofin, and tylenol at effective doses… go to school you moron.

These medication make life bearable for millions of chronic pain sufferers who might otherwise not be able to work, or even live a normal life. Like practically anything else, they require responsible use. So? Why does that anger you??

And Random Person, sorry that not everyone’s moral and philosophical outlook on life is unequivocally based on what the United States government says is good or bad.

Marijuana, which is for all practical purposes IMPOSSIBLE to overdose on, is illegal while millions and millions of people are killed or injured in alcohol fueled/related poisoning, illnesses (cirrhosis), violence, and accidents both auto-related or not.

The same goes for the OK-TO-SMOKE tobacco cash crop!! Oh wait, there is a surgeon general’s warning on it… imagine that! Our government cares about us THAT much?? Oh wait, tobacco kills and has killed millions more from lung cancer and emphysema.

But Uncle Sam says it is not wrong. Relax have a cocktail. Light up a cigarette or put some chewing tobacco in your mouth. Our country could CERTAINLY use the tax money generated on these harmless recreational products!!!

Meanwhile, as Mr. Frown :( points out, the US government’s MORAL (hahaha) stance on Marijuana costs the country untold amounts of illegal dollars instead going to Mexican drug cartels.

Oh yeah, and the TAXPAYERS pay the price for the Uncle Sam’s totally arbitrary and UNJUST laws. Prisons are filled up to capacity and many of them do not NEED to be there. In fact many SHOULDN”T be in there. VICTIMLESS CRIMES do not warrant imprisonment, at least in a country prides itself on justice and the people’s freedom.

That being said, I think ALL substances proven to be completely non-addicting and non-dependency causing should be legal. Why not? Has LSD killed or hurt more people than the aforementioned legal drugs? What if I wanted to grow a peyote cactus in my backyard? Oh wait that means… oh no SCHEDULE I DRUG HOLY COW MUST BE DANGEROUS.

Random Person, get off your pedestal and recognize that people should have freedoms as long as they do not infringe on the rights of others. Victimless crimes should not be punished…

And oh yea, if you haven’t got the point yet… please don’t let Uncle Sam be your guide to what is right and what is wrong. I know your not THAT stupid.

Reasonable Person- I am by no means an advocate of what the government tries to make us think as you seem to put it. My MORALS are based off of what is logical. I think the vast majority of the marijuana smoking population is unaware or uneducated about its potential dangers. First off, i don’t think a single person here has argued that alcohol and tobacco are less dangerous than marijuana (people who want legalization should emphasize this). Marijuana has damaging effects on the developing brain, which people overlook. Legalization and regulation of marijuana would just make it more accessible to kids, in the same way that kids can get alcohol and their parents meds today. Memory deficits and cognitive decline are evident in people who use marijuana and this is only amplified for people who start smoking at a young age. It upsets me how everyone preaches that it is perfectly safe…It Is not “safe.” It appears safe when it is placed in the context of where it is compared to other drugs, even legal ones such as alcohol and tobacco, but this does not mean that it is a substance that wont cause harm if legalized.

As for your rant on how marijuana is “proven to be non-addictive.” (and LSD, peyote, etc)- It is by no means proven whatsoever to be non-addictive and it certainly is dangerous to one’s health. It also completely depends on how one defines addictive. Most people don’t understand how up regulation of cannabinoid receptors in the brain and body are a process of addiction. When your body receives THC over and over again your cells up regulate the receptors which THC bind too and when they undergo mitosis you are left with new cells with more receptors for that chemical. It’s not as strongly chemically addictive as other drugs, but it is chemically addictive in similar ways. If you can honestly tell me that marijuana isn’t habit forming with something other than anecdotal evidence then i’ll shut up.

Another thing to realize is that the people who get arrested for marijuana related crimes aren’t just arrested for mere possession of a little weed (although there are some sad cases); the majority is arrested for a large amount in their possession with intent to distribute. And when i say distribute it is important to consider how it can end up in the hands of our nations youth.

My main point was not “braking the law is being an irresponsible citizen.” That was my response to another post before. Your idea of civil disobedience seems a little misplaced in this argument. Of course civil disobedience is necessary in certain instances, but your reasons for why marijuana should be legal are based on incorrect information, misinformed information, or a lack of proper research in general. (EXCEPT for the obvious financial benefits of regulation, and the relation to the Mexican cartel wars which you mentioned).

I don’t believe the government should tell us what we can and can’t put in our bodies. But if a substance is potentially harmful to our health, especially the developing brains of our nations youth, then i don’t think it is a poor decision by the government to keep it illegal and make it harder to obtain than it already is (its pretty easy to get, so it shouldn’t be made easier to get). I smoke a decent amount from time to time, well aware of the consequences.

Random Person, we will have to agree to disagree on more than one issue, but I do know what you mean how many supporters of legalization do so because they want to get high. Of course they do. But people will always have fundamental differences– and I happen to think that if someone does “choose to use”, so to speak, there is nothing inherently wrong about that. Decisions in life, within their personal realm, are theirs to make regardless of potential consequences.

Even though I don’t smoke or chew tobacco, and use it in my argument for legalization/regulation of certain substances, I have NO problem whatsoever with anyone who does… on a regular basis or not. The same goes for alcohol (I do drink socially but not often excessively) . Like tobacco, it is known to be hazardous to them when overdone, but only when it becomes hazardous to others is when the law should be involved (ie drunk driving).

An important fact to be considered is that people who are personally against using any kind of recreational substance (herbal or chemical) are normally not involved with people or circles of people who DO use any particular substance for whatever their reasons. Because of this, they are largely unaware of just HOW available pretty much ALL drugs are to those who are curious.

I understand that future and current generations of young people should not be tainted by being raised in circumstances where they are exposed to various levels of substance abuse. I think it is irresponsible for any adult to indulge in front of young people, things like that should be kept more private.

But another fact of life is that, whether raised well and sheltered or exposed to whatever degree of substance use… when a child gets old enough that he/she is becoming their own person and thinks for their selves more, in line with how he/she was raised or not, they may have an inclination (genetic, self-medicating attempt, or whatever) to be curious to use something at some point.

This fact, like it or not, compounded with the fact that drugs are widely available to those who are intent on AT LEAST trying, means that those who do want to try something eventually will. Sadly, a smaller portion of these people wind up developing fascinations and realizing them at inappropriate ages, regardless of the environment in which they were raised. This is really a psychological issue, and many factors contribute, but it is an unfortunate truth of human nature that some people, old and young, are reckless and irresponsible.

In short, since less addicting drugs/herbs are there anyways (and trust me based on our exchange I know about this more than you do, not to sound pompous), I happen to feel that not much good comes from the government wasting so much money on a War on Drugs they are losing and will go on forever. Governing forces should NOT continue to attempt fighting human nature at the expense of TAXPAYERS when the only way they can actually achieve this is by taking away the liberties of their subjects.

Do you care so much that you would be willing to live in a drug free society that is run by a totalitarian government who kept an eye on EVERYONE and EVERYTHING in order to subdue the human nature to use particular substances as best as possible?

The ugly truth is: So much money is wasted in the pointless and War on Drugs… only to allow the criminals to move in (just like they did during Prohibition) and GLADLY handle the duty of supplying the healthy demand for substances that, due to sheer profitability, will always be around REGARDLESS.

Let’s face it, those criminals are entrepreneurs totally enabled by the War on Drugs. They make millions of dollars off an industry that, if instead regulated by the government would create countless legitimate jobs and generate those billions in tax revenue. Instead, billions of tax dollars are spent by the government fighting the very criminals their laws enable to get rich. For me, it is puzzling.

I am tired and finished typing for tonight but that is how I feel about the futile War on Drugs… and I have not even touched on the issue of substance quality control which, in the hands of criminals, poses serious dangers to public health. Lack of quality control makes many drugs significantly more dangerous than they actually are, much like how bathtub gin posed unnecessary dangers to people during prohibition that gin purchased today does not. Another sad fact. Goodnight.

They made it Illegal because they want complete and utter control. in so many different ways. Wake up World you are being taken over by Adolf Hitlers offspring and you dont even know it….

Mgrub is correct

Seems like 9 good reasons to invest in time travel research.

Crazy article man ! really

WoW. Unfortunately, I wasn’t really around in the gold ole days. I was a 90s kid. I always figured it would have been better to grow up in a different time period. Reading this, I know it would have been

I can verify that heroin is a cure for diarrhea, all aches a pains, coughs, and bronchial problems> suppresses asthma- – and most definitely takes care of your stress

All that being said, unfortunately, without regulation you get a load of crime- ( much like during alcohol prohibition)
And of course the long term effects that come with addiction, socially than physically weren’t concerning in this time period

medical progress- or pharmaceutical companies choosing which drugs we should take?

i dont like this artical i think drugs are bad 4 u so dont do it ppl