>>24 My post will arguing that there is something distinct about caffeine's pharmacology which leads to it not hindering people's productivity in the same way as other drugs. Alcohol and perscription amphetamines are legal and regulated and yet they are routinely misused with destructive consequences. I don't buy into the idea that regulation alone would solve those problems because obviously those problems are still present with currently regulated drugs. The argument that I find more convincing is that some of prohibition's externalities would be minimized. My blogpost argues for a legal, regulated framework for that reason.
My post will arguing that there is something distinct about caffeine's pharmacology which leads to it not hindering people's productivity in the same way as other drugs. Alcohol and perscription amphetamines are legal and regulated and yet they are routinely misused with destructive consequences.
I don't buy into the idea that regulation alone would solve those problems because obviously those problems are still present with currently regulated drugs. The argument that I find more convincing is that some of prohibition's externalities would be minimized. My blogpost argues for a legal, regulated framework for that reason.