But ENERGY DRINKS Are Perfectly Legal?

To follow up my War On Drugs post: Isn't it truly amazing what is against the law in this country compared to what is allowed? What substances are banned compared to what is perfectly legal? What can be bought at any store, that you and I love and can never get enough of? Not only the alcohol, tobacco, etc., but also the prescription medicines that can result in side effects worst than the diseases that these drugs are supposedly curing? Another product  that seems to have been embraced by society: Energy drinks. It never truly occurred to me how many brands of energy drink are available on the market until a few days ago when I was looking around a convenience store one day. It suddenly hit me how many products promising to keep people energized and focused at work and elsewhere are available. You see macho shitbags walking around with cans of these energy drinks in their hands (the kind of people who actually watch mixed martial-arts), and you even see these guys putting energy drink logos on their cars and pick-up trucks, especially here in Vegas. The kind of Facebook Thugs who live to act like Bad Ass Mother Fuckers, and swagger around town with arrogance and Ed Hardy clothing and no sense of respect for others (meanwhile, you can easily imagine these guys sniveling and begging for police protection if they ever had to drive through certain parts of the city).  I counted at least five and nine different brands of energy drinks, as well as assorted items that promise to enhance your levels of energy, such as energy chewing gum. Can anyone explain this bullshit market for "energy" products? Have we become so lethargic and soulless and defeated that we need an artificial rush of adrenaline to endure the soulless culture we live in? I would argue that we are, if anything, too fired up and passionate about certain things in our society. Specifically, we have people in the media (as well as everyday life) who have very strong, very passionate opinions about subjects they know nothing about (Or, they choose to only hear one side of the subject and scream, laugh, and sneer at anyone who disagrees). Elsewhere, we have spoiled kids and teenagers, as well as supposedly mature adults, who behave like drama queens on a crap reality-show and get worked up about things that don't matter AT ALL. Is the problem too LITTLE energy, or in fact, beyond TOO MUCH ENERGY?