karate

No way it would be approved ,No way something sold in a quanity where the contents could be fatal if consumed in too quick a time frame .

Addactive ,with so many poor qualities .

No way it would be approved today .

jdooner

Isn't it governed under the ATF, an entirely different part of the Government ofr this reason?

Turninganewleaf

Why wouldn't the FDA approve it? The majority of people can drink safely and it has medical benefits for some. It's the 10% who can't handle it.

Dan Dare

In my opinion the FDA is another federal program that is a money wasting sham...

zjw

My favorite is the arugement that marijuana should be illegal. I say why? if booze is legal why not legalize everything? I mean you cant say one thing is ok and another isnt there both just as bad. and Honestly if i want to eat aluminum foil and wash it down with raid its my right to do so.

maybe it should all be legal and just have a label not fit for human consumption? we can then all consume it if we please but its in no way food or medicine even etc..

flutter

The FDA doesn't regulate alcohol.

I know we've had this conversation on there before regarding whether or not it *should* be legal. Seems to be a mixed bag of opinions really. I mean, I'm in Denver. Weed is legal here. I don't smoke it, I don't drink alcohol, I don't care if other people do. I also know that eating too much fat, sugar and preservatives could kill me sooner than later, and that is why I'm educated about what I consume. I think it's a responsibility more people should entertain.

dwtbd

And to be perfectly blunt, bribing the right people with the right rubber stamps would make anything 'legal', big brother aint all he's cracked up to be

Bostonsportsfan

Exactly

Alcohol isn't the problem, us Alcoholics is the problem. Most people can drink normally, so there's nothing wrong with alcohol.

karate

If I were king for a day ,It would be illegal .

DoPerdition

Making it illegal wouldn't solve the problem. They tried it. I think bootlegging shootouts and gangsters qualifies prohibition as a major failure. It hasn't prevented heroine addicts, cocaine addicts, meth addicts etc.

A realistic education that teaches both moderation and the dangers of addictions might be more effective than the war on drugs or a DARE program. Maybe approach children and teens with the attitude of "we know many of you are going to do these things so here is some real advice aside from how to say no."

Music

They tried that a long time ago.

robgt350

the government tried that, tried it with tobacco indirectly in a law suit. but when the tax dollars stop rolling in, they changed every time.
matter in fact, the black market will step in the next day with unregulated stuff.

karate

A lot of people ,like myself would never touch it if illegal .

dwtbd

It's legal,but I'm not going to touch it anymore

ScottFromWI

Even if that were true, the likelihood if alcohol becoming illegal in our lifetime is slim to none. Ideals are one thing, reality is another. And my reality is that I am an alcoholic and cannot consume alcohol whether it is legal or not. If you want to quit I hope you can find a strategy to do the same.

jdooner

Really? A politician you don't know, may not have voted for, drafting a law that affects your life, prohibiting a drug you ingest would keep you from drinking again?

Interesting...I wonder how many people would stop drinking coffee if it was banned?

suki44883

I can see where that might be true had you never picked up in the first place.

Legal marijuana doesn't interest me in the least. I never developed a taste for it. They could legalize all recreational drugs and none of it would interest me in the least.

karate

I cannot use illegal drugs ,because im tested at work .