Because I am smart.

I smoke cigarettes and I wish to god all the tobacco in this country had been seeded before they started selling me this Best if kept off the board when I was 14 years old.

Note that I have not referred to ephedra, ma huang, or any other plant or herb. I am talking about a drug, called ephedrine.

I'll repeat, it ticks me off that the nastiest, most dangerous drugs are available cheap and easy and legal in this country, whereas the more benign and useful ones like codeine and marijuana are scheduled up the wazoo.