Or perhaps, by not banning it, it's not being seen as a "fobidden fruit".
There's also the cynical belief among most who favor the WOD that everyone is a potential junkie, and we only have the laws prohibiting drugs to thank for preventing everyone from running out and getting stoned.
Those of us with a little better reasoning skills realize this is not the case, and the fact that there is no massive problem of spray paint sniffing only verifies that.
You mean like how at one time over 60 percent of males smoked cigarettes?