What, me worry?

Don’t be blaming the news sources, it’s the people watching them that are the problem. No different than it’s not the fault of the cartels supplying the drugs, it’s the drug users.

Sociological anthropology shows us that throughout history humans seek to relax using a variety of substances. That fact isn't going away just because Henry J. Anslinger started a cult of noveau-Puritans based on of racism. Cannabis does not have roots in hell. Its users aren't wild-eyed zombies going to abuse women of European descent. Most users of stupidly banned substances are neither abusers nor addicts. And I'm pretty sure people wouldn't be ODing on crap substances if there were known quantities of known substances available that relieved them of emotional stress and anxieties for known periods of time. You know, like a beer or a margarita does. The entire problem is intentional and man-made, and it began in the USA. Cocaine used to be available in soft drinks, heroin in opium dens. Psilocybin and mescaline were ignored entirely by law enforcement until "hippies" started using them and having too much fun. So why are over 50 million U.S. citizens and other folks around the world now having to turn to the retailers of substances supplied by violent organized criminals for similar substances today? Why create the problem instead of simply removing a lot of the danger associated with such products? I don't care who wants to do whatever with their bodies as long as it doesn't negatively affect others. Why do so many people practice so much hypocrisy coming down on "drug users" while they drink their whiskey, take their prescribed medications for anxiety, inject themselves with substances they erroneously believe make them more attractive, wear clothing and jewelry produced by slave labor, and consume products that are produced by destroying forests and their occupants? Is it me? Am I missing something?