The offical reason was that a related compound (possibly methamphetamine?) was known to cause neurotoxicity in rats and so they banned MDMA incase it caused similar damage.questionmark said:originally they made it illegal because not enough was known about the drug and it needed to be properly studied and made sure it was safe for the public to consume. after that a few BS studies came out, bad publicity due to its use at raves and clubs, and here we are. 20 years later and theres too much stigma and misinformation for it to be legalized right now.
He's done cocaine, but that is still illegalShifty486 said:8( I dont understand it, I bet if Bush tried it he would make it legal
Apart from a few very localised religions (Celtic Druids or North American Indians) all religions deplore the use of mind altering substances so please don't go putting the blame squarely on the shoulders of Christianity. Islam prohibits the consumption of alcohol.rollthatrack said:it's called christianity 8)
He probably has tried it...Shifty486 said:8( I bet if Bush tried it he would make it legal
They don't want you getting your religious/spiritual experiences anywhere else.AlphaNumeric said:
Apart from a few very localised religions (Celtic Druids or North American Indians) all religions deplore the use of mind altering substances so please don't go putting the blame squarely on the shoulders of Christianity. Islam prohibits the consumption of alcohol.
ClubbinGuido said:Cus governments suck. It pisses me off that they make rules on what I can and cannot put in me body.
Morrison's Lament said:
Not so much a case of them WANTING it this way, more a case of really being able to do fuck all about it.
--- G.
financeman said:That is a valid point of view but I cannot agree. With satellite technology, international intelligence agencies and historical knowledge of where drugs such as herorin are produced, taking these manufacturing plants would be child's play for the US.
I try not to sound like a Conspiracy Theorist but all my points are researched and logical. The problem with topics such as these are that they are circular. ie I cannot categorically prove the government has a vested interest in the drugs trade and nobody can categorically prove they do not.
The anti-government/anti-mainstream/anti-media point of view is always labelled the Conspiracy Theory by politicians and the media.
I always find it interesting to read the alternative press such as Aljazeera.com
Noam Chomsky is also a good writer on the subject of media and the way it is used to control public opinion.
A few years ago, the argument that there were not WMD in Iraq was a conspiracy theory.
its illegal because its a DRUG That causes DAMAGE to your body, and is potentially FATAL if used by an idiot that is uneducated.Shifty486 said:8( I dont understand it, I bet if Bush tried it he would make it legal
bfisher said:its illegal because its a DRUG That causes DAMAGE to your body, and is potentially FATAL if used by an idiot that is uneducated.