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I agree, to quote the IAmA Index,

Rather than downvoting, which just hides the comment from being seen by anyone, offer a reply with your reasoned thoughts. This way, you can open a dialogue with OP and potentially debate the differing points of view.

I would love to see OP's thoughts further elaborated.

That made me LOL, take this award!

I've talked about this in the past, but considering the special place in my heart that the principles of harm reduction have
There are a few questions I would like to ask you, if that okay. hopefully you can educate myself and others that may read this.

1. With the ever-changing popularity of various substances, and the rise in popularity of research chemicals, how have you seen the change in popularity of research chemicals over the years of documenting and researching various substances?
   And where do you think it's headed?
   

 

1. Unrelated to research chemicals, but still on the topic of the rise and popularity of different substances, in the last few years I have noticed a significant increase in the popularity and consumption of Datura.
   In my experience, there seems to be an alarming amount of people consuming Datura without realizing just how potentially dangerous of a substance it is.
   

It's wildly varying degrees of potency based on so many factors, such as it's age, location grown and even weather climate during its growth, Coupled with the fact that there is no even remotely relatively easy way to measure its potency without special equipment, it's potential for harm is so unpredictable, why do you think it is that such a substance had become so popular among so many so fast?

 

1. My last question is probably going to be a bit unexpected especially compared to everyone else's questions here.

Tobacco and alcohol, (yes yes, I know not what people typically think of when they think of "drugs") Kill significantly more people per year than any other regulated or non regulated recreational substance in the world.

How do you feel about the regulation of these substances in comparison to well.. any of the other drugs that you have ever consumed?

Edit: formatting fixes on Mobile Reddit can be a pain..

we have a right to alter our minds, a human right.

I'll be honest I actually agree with you there, but just as you said they should be responsibly regulated in my opinion.

While I absolutely don't disagree we should have the right to alter our own minds any which way we want, and our own bodies all together, I don't believe we have the right to do the same to others.

As such regulation, and building laws around the freedom for one to do to themselves as they wish, but not in a way that may negatively impact or affect others in any fashion is something I personally could get behind.

Thanks for the responses 😊

I love Tom Scott!