Why is it illegal to take ectasy tablets, yet legal to drink yourself into a coma?

Question

Why is it illegal to take ectasy tablets, yet legal to drink yourself into a coma?

Answer 1

Because "they" said so.

Answer 2

There are a few good reasons, but I like the point behind your question and think it's very thoughtful.

Answer 3

good question same as you can marry have s*x and kids but cant get drunk the law needs looking at i dont agree with drugs they should be illegal but i can see wot you mean

Answer 4

e is worse, what goes up must come down, hard, eventually it will drag you into a state of depression which is very hard to come out of, Ive been there and seen it happen to loads of people so you have been warned, drugs are for mugs, dont mug yourself off

Answer 5

It  was called Prohibition.  The government tried it, made a bunch of crooks rich and took the drinking into nightclubs and speakeasys.

Ectasy is illegal because it's not controlled, you don't know what you're getting, and because it can mess you up pretty good and lead to serious damage.  Drinking yourself into a coma can result in liver damage and death.

Life itself is a great high.  Don't worry about legal/illegal, worry about why you feel the need to self-medicate.

Answer 6

Your body will make you puke up the alcohol before you kill youself with drinking too much (unless you are in a frat party and they run everclear into your stomach with a funnel)

Exstacy can kill you with one pill...  before you even know that someone slipped it into your drink, you're dead.

Answer 7

Sounds like you're doing a little bit of both.  

Since you added this topic in the "Environmental" section....

Answer 8

Possibly because Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs have made money from the beer racket, but not from the ecstasy racket. Also remember those who do sell drugs are not exactly pillars of the community.