3volver@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 months agoWhy is alcohol legal if it's much more harmful than marijuana?message-squaremessage-square154fedilinkarrow-up1306
arrow-up1306message-squareWhy is alcohol legal if it's much more harmful than marijuana?3volver@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square154fedilink
minus-squareHeartyBeast@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up37·11 months agoAlcohols cultural and historical position in society
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoAka, a lot of old money people are really invested in it.
minus-squareMelkath@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoYa. That. And not prohibition. Aka money people trying to outlaw it and the people saying “you can’t control me”.
minus-squarestinerman@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoYes if someone invented it today, it’d be banned. Just like libraries.
minus-squareVodkaSolution @feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoI was about to reply “tradition” but you got it better
Alcohols cultural and historical position in society
Aka, a lot of old money people are really invested in it.
Ya. That. And not prohibition. Aka money people trying to outlaw it and the people saying “you can’t control me”.
Yes if someone invented it today, it’d be banned. Just like libraries.
I was about to reply “tradition” but you got it better