The legality of certain substances changes depending on which government you’re currently under, so when traveling around the galaxy, it’s important to be aware what you’re bringing where, lest you end up with a smuggling or possession charge from a species you don’t even live under. This article will give a general overview, but don’t forget to look up specifics before bringing your party supplies across those invisible space borders!
Within the UPMW, most drugs which don’t have adverse health effects are legal: marijuana, LSD, HTLO, MDMA, jamkin, and most others that only affect the mind (whether by relaxing it or making you see things) are legal as long as you’re not operating heavy equipment. Of course, your job still might fire you for being on them at work, but it’s illegal to fire you for using them outside of work.
Alcohol, laterly, and cocaine are legal, despite having some adverse health affects. However, they do advise you consult your doctor before using them. Opioids are only legal in limited uses, usually medical. Meth, PCP, BTO, and tobacco are all banned for their extreme health effects and addictiveness.
Most governments more or less follow the UPMW, but I’ll mention some notable exceptions here.
If you decide to travel to Christland for that rustic feel, keep in mind that all substances except some alcohol are banned there. Of course, like your other illegal stuff, it’ll be put in a locker for you until you leave the planet, so no sweat about it.
Wridids don’t see the point in such substances, as in their view it simply hampers their ability to work, but also don’t see the point in telling others what to do. Thus, all drugs are typically allowed on their planets, even though they’ll judge the hell out of you for using them.
Griakpians, being collective consciousnesses and everything, fear the idea of one of their minds being slowed down. They tend to ban all substances, and using around them in social settings is considered rude.
Deisos, being as hippy-dippy as it is, allows all but the hardest and most deadly drugs (such as desomorphine) in their colonies.
A new drug, called simply “the product”, has recently appeared on Revenite and Nova Satus. No one knows where it comes from exactly, but it’s supposedly good stuff. But be warned, reader: One gang seems to control the supply, and it’s addictive stuff they won’t feel bad about charging you for. On top of that, it’s highly illegal on the only planet you seem to be able to find it on, and whatever the government’s found in their chemical analyses of it hasn’t been released. Basically: Don’t do it.