Wait what. Haste to double cast spells?
Not too surprising. I guess Larian thought it was fun so why not?
Back in 3rd edition, the first turn of any combat for a spellcaster, with access to Haste, was to cast Haste. Because this allowed one to cast two spells in a single turn. The D&D 3.5 update to the game disallowed this, it was utterly broken. I guess we need to repeat the mistakes of the past, and learn this lesson again though. I suppose 5e spells are generally weaker than previous editions, and have other strictures placed upon them though, but still. If one tried to do this with a concentration spell, Haste should be immediately be removed.