Should meth be legal?

[Occulus]

26. Shocked the crap out of me when I found that out.

SO-

We have, on the one hand, a Schedule II amphetamine, considered a felony to possess the street version of in most areas, being prescribed in low doses with FDA approval to children (and adults) with ADHD, exogenous obesity or, occasionally, narcolepsy (to go by the drug's Wiki), a drug known for its very real potential for abuse, a drug that cannot be produced without modern equipment, chemicals, and procedures, a drug known to be fatal in overdose,

AND YET

Our DEA, Department of (in)Justice, Congress, and President treat with scorn and derision the possibility that a mildly euphoric, non-toxic herb used for the treatment of multiple ailments and infirmities for thousands of years, an herb which is not "addictive" in the popular, commonly-accepted uses of the word, an herb which requires minimal effort to produce, an herb which will grow under nearly any conditions, and on which it is nearly impossible for a human to overdose, may actually have medical benefits.

Am I the only one who detects a strong odor of rotten, rank hypocrisy?