Yeah, I think I know what you're talking about, those tiny white pellet shaped pills? Can't believe that manufacturer gets away with selling those as an OTC cough med, cause it's clearly not designed for therapeutic use
yeah they're clearly meant for recreational use, i just feel like the regulatory bodies have bigger fish to fry than cracking down on dxm with the fent and meth that the streets are awash in lol
plus the robotablets are technically intended for travel as they are light weight\compact and allow you to fly on planes with them in carry on without it being "overweight" for a medicine like most cough medicines are, this gives it a technical legal use (that no one really uses it for)
it's pretty much openly marketed for recreational use though.
also, since it's not available in stores it isn't a risk for impulsive use by teens and other young folks. you gotta already know about it, be patient enough for a mail order and comfortable having it sent to you in your name which generally means you have your own place or at least your own ability to receive mail without anyone giving you flack (like the parents of teens likely would if finding a weird bottle of drugs in the mail)
as far as recreational dxm use in general goes, a drug that half of all people don't really enjoy due to their liver enzyme makeup, that leaves most users who DO like it kinda glued to the couch, out of trouble and in their own little world is relatively benign as far as recreational substances go.
additionally, dxm can't (easily) cause (lethal) overdose (seizures are a potential risk with overdoing it for new users though) & isn't associated with criminality, doesn't really lend itself to being a target of a crackdown
dxm exists in a niche, it's not appealing to most folks in the way that ketamine, mushrooms, acid, amphetamines and mdma are
i honestly suspect the powers that be might actually have a soft spot for dxm as it seems to not cultivate the "anti system\anti authority" values that most psychedelics and dissociatives do produce for whatever reason
i dunno i've just thought a lot about why this product has been allowed to not only exist, but thrive legally on the market for so long, and it doesn't seem to be under any threat of being shut down