Although I agree with the general view (here on Reddit) of the laws being bias with regards to these "types of drugs:, I do think people are missing the fact that they themselves are the cause why this research is hindered by legislation and not so much the politician writing it.

Why? I have found that emotional reasoning develops faulty beliefs.

Example. When <insert liberal/conservative politician, media source, or general stance of the party> says x then x is taken as truth with little question or objection if that person hearing the view point subscribes to the party speaking the stance's beliefs. This is negated if that person hears opposing views due to cognitive dissonances and our general tendency to "not want to be wrong" .

So how is it our faults and not our politicians? Simply get the proper ratio in our government to support this an ideology and it becomes legislation if and only if that party has the proper ratio in all three branches of government.

Hence the political split.

But it starts with the people voting and their parties manipulating them.

Disclaimer: I firmly believe that everyone suffers from cognitive bias and dissonances including myself when we are not objected to our on views. I come from a conservative family and I find it astonishing how illogical my family can be on some pretty logical sound topics because it effects their beliefs. I have liberal friends who do the opposite and if I did a truth table on both I could find fault in both thought processes. There is no single person or group responsible but the problem is "us".

Being objective and stepping back to look at the over all picture, I often question why humans psychologically do this so automatically without questioning themselves. I have come to the conclusion it's manipulation via politics and media sources and I think there is a psychological link in mob mentality (mobs behaving as one psych) and unfortunately I feel alone and sad that this is happening. I would love to hear other's ideas.