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[The Elder Scrolls] If I were to invent a synthetic skooma, would it be illegal?

Let's say that I, as a master alchemist, found a combination of ingredients that produced an identical high to skooma. The recipe does not involve moon sugar in any way, and all of the ingredients are legal.

Would it be legal to make, use, and sell?

If so, how long would it take before a new law was passed that prohibited it?
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You want a bunch of Khajiit thugs to show up at your alchemy lab, smash your shit up, and put the boots (or claws) to you? Or for whatever passes for the Khajiit mafia to put a hit on you with the Dark Brotherhood? You better have some pretty good protection or be like that Dragonborn guy running around Skyrim fucking up dragons for laughs. The moon sugar monopoly is not to be fucked with, regardless of whether it is legal or not. Plus, do you really think the Jarl or whatever regional government is going to care what it's made out of if it does exactly the same thing?