Alcohol and Tobacco Are Actually Drugs

The Massive Death Toll of Tobacco and Alcohol

Deadly addictiveness and social harm by WHO standards
Alcohol and tobacco really are drugs. Tobacco kills about 8 million people a year, and alcohol about 3 million. Some studies even say the harm is greater than cocaine. Teenagers in particular suffer brain damage and get addicted easily. And they share everything with drugs: strong addiction, withdrawal when you quit, and social harm. By WHO standards, they're drugs, plain and simple.

How Korea's Constitutional Court Separated Alcohol and Tobacco from Cannabis

The gap between science and law, and the Bible's warning
So why aren't they legally drugs? South Korea's Constitutional Court explained it: alcohol and tobacco have been everyday indulgences for a long time, so they can't be punished, while cannabis came in more recently, so it can be regulated. In short: by science, a drug; by law, an indulgence. That's why they're still legal today. The Bible says in Proverbs, "Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise."