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by stouset 1779 days ago
Oxycodone was created by a pharmaceutical company and marketed in a way that would earn them a profit.

Marijuana and psilocybin have been around for literal ages with widespread use. LSD and ketamine are synthesized, but we have decades of experience with them.

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Marijuana use was first banned in the 13th century with the death penalty, so yeah, it's an old problem.