I think you misunderstood my position, I'm not saying that all drugs should be legal I'm just pointing out they were used in many medical forms back in the day and while illegal to the general public they are still used (usually under patent now) in that setting.

Again look at weed, why was it banned? Clearly wasn't reefer madness, because it's quasi legal in most of the country and people aren't losing their minds. And that's saying something especially with the purity and extractions you can get nowadays.

And that's alot of drugs too, why were they put on scheduled lists? What were they competing against? It's interesting to dive into without saying all drugs should be legal, which they shouldn't. I don't need to be able to buy opium on a street corner, but it's a curious question why did the world survive just fine when you could?