For example, suppose a drug cartel invents a new formula. The DEA gets to ban it under existing law.
I'm not saying that's analogous. I'm merely providing a counterexample for your idea that the government always has to create custom laws whenever something new happens.
> For example, suppose a drug cartel invents a new formula. The DEA gets to ban it under existing law.
The cartels exist in the first place specifically because the DEA exists and keeps knee-jerk banning things without bothering to demonstrate actual harm.
For example, suppose a drug cartel invents a new formula. The DEA gets to ban it under existing law.
I'm not saying that's analogous. I'm merely providing a counterexample for your idea that the government always has to create custom laws whenever something new happens.