All poisons are regulated, to stop terrorist or other attacks, or to limit suicide attempts. Alcohol, Pot, Cigarettes, Cocaine are all drugs that are regulated in some way.
The amount of regulation they receive is mainly based on their potency.
In some ways I am against the legalization of pot, although I agree with a number of points for it. I can not help but agree that moving this from the underground is a good thing. But pot is also a great demotivator, experience with a great number of people who smoke it has shown me.
If you rank drugs based on potency, alcohol and tobacco are above marijuana and just below heroin and cocaine. Drugs like MDMA and LSD rank even lower. I find that the level of regulation has a lot more to do with the existence of moral panics throughout history targeted at particular drugs, paired with class and racial distinctions (i.e. the legal distinction between powder cocaine and crack).
The amount of regulation they receive is mainly based on their potency.
In some ways I am against the legalization of pot, although I agree with a number of points for it. I can not help but agree that moving this from the underground is a good thing. But pot is also a great demotivator, experience with a great number of people who smoke it has shown me.