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		Retric on July 25, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: LSD chemist William Pickard to be released from pr... I agree with tobacco. However, alcohol is legal in part because it’s easy to make. Even prisoners often start making alcohol let alone the general public.

ketzu on July 25, 2020 [–]

While I agree that this plays a part, as it's what made it so popular to begin with, drugs 'directly' derived from plants are quite easy to make, too.

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