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		QuercusMax 88 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Student discovers fungus predicted by Albert Hoffm... They'd likely have to show they're worse than booze or cigarettes, which is gonna be awfully hard to accomplish.

IAmBroom 85 days ago [–]

No such requirement.

Ibuprofen would not survive being compared to the danger of alcohol. A shot-glass full of headache pills can be lethal.

QuercusMax 85 days ago | [–]

Are you confusing ibuprofen with acetaminophen?

Lots of stuff that's poisonous is legal, though. You can buy and drink all the drain cleaner you want.

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