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[Harry Potter] How come the imperius curse is outlawed but not love potions too?

Love potions are the direct reason to the birth of Voldemort. On top of obvious ethical questions raised by their existence.

They are essentially mass-marketed date rape drugs. Just look at what Romilda Vane did to Ron when he ate her spiked chocolate.
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Love potions are mostly considered a childish practical joke in the Wizarding World - there's antidotes for curing it rather easily and it's mostly seen as childish.

However, their usage is *heavily* frowned upon - they're banned outright in Hogwarts and Snape used a single-glance threat to anyone dumb enough to follow Lockhart's suggestion to ask him how to brew it.

And yes, Merope Gaunt used it to make a Muggle her husband... but she was expressly kept away from other Wizards in an extremely screwed up household.