I would love to see recreational drugs that aren't bad for you and
that aren't addictive. It's obvious that billions of people the world
over enjoy recreational drugs from time to time, and that most of
these drugs (the legal and illegal ones) are physically harmful and/or
addictive. So why can't the chemical composition and/or means of
delivery of certain drugs be altered so that they're no longer harmful
or addictive?

Not to drag out this old cliche, but do you mean to tell me that they
can put a man on the moon but they can't subtly alter recreational
drugs so that they're not addictive or bad for you? One doesn't have
to make the case for the importance of recreational drug use, as
almost every society since the extinction of the Neanderthals has to
some extent incorporated recreational drug use as a valued or
important personal or communal ritual.

These recreational drugs could be anything from alcohol to psilocybin
mushrooms to opium to tobacco, and all of these are, to varying
extents, toxic. So just as we've taken the sting out of space travel,
why can't we eliminate or ameliorate the toxic qualities and effects
of recreational drug use? We have the technology. We wouldn't become a
nation of addicts, because addiction would be impossible.

Becoming addicted to these new drugs would be akin to developing an
addiction to corn. Recreational drug use has been, and continues to
be, an integral part of our culture. Recreational drug use is
practiced in bars and in churches, in Dumpsters and in penthouses, so
with all of our technological resources, why can't we make it as safe
as it is fun?