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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why is it that drugs like marijuana & cocaine are banned in most countries, yet alcohol isn't?

Does alcohol not have as bad (if not worse) mind altering properties? Is it not as addictive as other drugs, and costs the health industry millions every year? Is it a money thing when it comes to governments, or because it's more socially acceptable?
gpt
Because alcohol is much more engrained into our culture than marijuana or cocaine. The government would love to take it away but they can't due to the severe impacts on society. Plus, it's so easy to make alcohol yourself that all it would mean is that people weren't paying tax on their alcohol, but they would still drink it.