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		NoGravitas on Sept 2, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: DEA will ban chemicals contained in kratom, a popu... Tobacco and alcohol are grandfathered in, basically. If they were newly introduced today, they'd probably never be allowed.

mighty_atomic_c on Sept 2, 2016 [–]

It's interesting since a number of other drugs banned are as old as, if not possible older than, tobacco and alcohol.

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