Quote Originally Posted by banana
Could it be that society has determined that people can ingest chocolate, enjoy it's affects, without losing control of themselves?
This isn't what determines legal status, otherwise alcohol would definitely be illegal, and weed would not be a problem.

I think the danger of a substance is what determines its legal status.
If this were true, tobacco would be considered more serious than cannabis. Are you really going to pretend that you think cannabis is more dangerous than tobacco? Or are you going to concede that the danger of a substance does not determine its legal status?