# ...but I thought drugs were legal?

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**Created:** [February 14, 2018, 7:03am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/but-i-thought-drugs-were-legal/57202 "2018-02-14T07:03:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kenneth\_Endashi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/kenneth_endashi/32/256217_2.png) [@Kenneth\_Endashi](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Kenneth_Endashi)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 7:03am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/but-i-thought-drugs-were-legal/57202/1 "2018-02-14T07:03:59Z")

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And that’s why the prices tanked.

> The Gallente Federation stands in opposition to this celebration, as each year they have noted an increase in narcotics smuggling and the lives of their citizens under increased threat.\*

So I guess the Gallente hold these entrepreneurs to a different standard than us? Anyway, I heard there was a problem with how contracts interpreted contraband, but rather than fix the contract bug, they legalized drugs. I noticed how stripping away the criminal element of those activities also caused the prices to tank. That was unfortunate.

- [The Guardian's Gala | EVE Online](https://www.eveonline.com/article/the-guardians-gala/)

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**Author:** ![Quelza](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/quelza/32/36089_2.png) [@Quelza](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Quelza)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/but-i-thought-drugs-were-legal/57202/2 "2018-02-14T07:17:37Z")

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They legalized capsuleer boosters, not the base drugs themselves.

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**Author:** ![Memphis\_Baas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/memphis_baas/32/10413_2.png) [@Memphis\_Baas](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Memphis_Baas)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/but-i-thought-drugs-were-legal/57202/3 "2018-02-14T11:20:30Z")

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Basically, as far as the lore is concerned, boosters are performance-enhancers (like, steroids), not narcotics. In real life, using performance-enhancing substances or drinks during sports competitions is against the rules / illegal for different reasons than why narcotics are illegal.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/but-i-thought-drugs-were-legal/57202/4 "2018-05-15T11:20:34Z")

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