

I did say that anyone not addicted wouldn’t procure substances illegally, not everyone with a drug problem seeks medical help you know.
The use of drugs is nominally victimless.
It is not, society itself is the victim as the drug user is wasting their potential and time on drugs instead of something productive. Not to mention the wasted effort and resources on producing the drugs and dealing with trouble users.
Many leisure activities serve no immediate purpose other than relaxation.
And many such activities ultimately are harmfull and defending them is a result of one’s lack of self-discipline and lazyness.
I see you’ve ignored the socialization aspect of recreational drugs and their effects on the various arts too.
Both unnecessary, if one needs drugs to socialize, they need to seek medical help.
Uppers increase brain activity.
And typically have detrimental effects on the individual. There are risks and no benefits, therefor, ban.
Only to a selfish individualist who puts his one gain before the good of everyone else.
Literally only in the opulent West and in the last few decades is it considered normal for one to slack off doing absolutely nothing usefull for the better part of the day.
Increased brain activity in itself isn’t a benefit, not to mention relying on drugs to keep yourself going is the opposite of healthy. There are perfectly healthy ways to keep one’s brain activity up, exercise, healthy diet, enough sleep and so on.