It is very immature research when you compare it with the designer drugs that go through the federal FDA process, where there are multiple phases of clinical trials all for a single use case. And then all the side effects that are found in a controlled study are listed on the side of the packaging.
The state process is completely absent of any research, and the community is relying on anecdotes for an infinite set of use cases. Side effects listed, if any, are based on the same anecdotes. I’ll give that an F for Failure. I’m not for putting dealers or users in prison, I can acknowledge that the consumer protection is absent.
How would the fda go about testing the convergent effects of all the different chemicals when the ratios shift significantly and the means of consuming them change what actual chemicals reach which parts of the body? Distill/synthesize each one, mix them in every permutation, and dose representative patients in every possible way?
By applying the boot to your neck, overdoses are reduced by 50%. Getting an accredited healthcare professional to tell you the boot is good for you reduces it a further 25%.
They would study a single consumption method as a solution for a specific ailment. All side effects would be documented and told to researchers or consumers.