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What would happen if caffeine was made illegal? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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Caffeine must be one of, if not the, most used drug. It is vital to the operation of more or less every industry.

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[–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Michael Pollen wrote a audible book about how modern capitalism wouldn't have been possible without the invention of the light bulb and the abundance of caffeinated beverages as it facilitated a 24 hour economy. Literally titled Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World.

So what would happen if the government illegalized caffeine? I'd say they'd be more likely to prohibit literally any other drug including alcohol and tobacco. But if I were to indulge this hypothetical scenario, I'd say other new stimulants without any legal status would be invented to replace caffeine.