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Fri Mar-03-06 11:05 AM
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| 6. But here is what will actually happen... |
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This will put major cash into the pockets of Mexican drug lords!
The demand for Meth will not decline. This will drive up the price. Mexican drug lords will fill in the gap by supplying as much as required at a dear price.
The ONLY solution to this problem is blanket legalization of all drugs.
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| -Senate Approves Tight Control on Cold Medicine to Fight Meth |
The Straight Story |
Mar-03-06 10:57 AM |
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Has this actually had any effect in the states that are already doing it? |
SmokingJacket |
Mar-03-06 11:01 AM |
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more profit for the mexican drug dealers |
pitohui |
Mar-03-06 11:05 AM |
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No -- big drop in "home cooking" but amount of meth available through the |
LostinVA |
Mar-03-06 11:20 AM |
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Naw, a run on the stores now would be a mistake. |
napi21 |
Mar-03-06 11:01 AM |
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Tiny step in the right direction |
DemNoir |
Mar-03-06 11:02 AM |
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hmm maybe we can defoliate the entire states of utah and nevada |
pitohui |
Mar-03-06 11:04 AM |
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No, we don't -- it's THE only thing that BEGINS to help |
LostinVA |
Mar-03-06 11:21 AM |
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I've found nothing that works as well for me as pseudoephedrine. |
stevietheman |
Mar-03-06 11:29 AM |
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But here is what will actually happen... |
benburch |
Mar-03-06 11:05 AM |
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I'm generally in league with that... |
stevietheman |
Mar-03-06 11:33 AM |
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Anything that gives room for a black market will just perperuate this. |
benburch |
Mar-03-06 11:37 AM |
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Well, we have to admit these people do cause harm with their... |
stevietheman |
Mar-03-06 11:42 AM |
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Actually, I think it is the opposite... |
benburch |
Mar-03-06 11:55 AM |
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I see drug abuse like severe mental illness, and like the severe... |
stevietheman |
Mar-03-06 01:02 PM |
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Dianne Feinstein can kiss my ass |
VelmaD |
Mar-03-06 11:06 AM |
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busy work |
Mandate My Ass |
Mar-03-06 11:13 AM |
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The only effect, req'g ID at point of sale, is to deny migrants/poor meds. |
Sparkman |
Mar-03-06 11:25 AM |
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This does nothing to stop meth |
mongo |
Mar-03-06 11:08 AM |
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The one med I have found useful for my sinus allergies |
TechBear_Seattle |
Mar-03-06 11:13 AM |
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it's grandstanding |
sui generis |
Mar-03-06 11:14 AM |
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If they waved a magic wand, completely eliminating OTC cold medicines... |
tjwash |
Mar-03-06 11:28 AM |
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More stupidity, more of our civil liberties slipping away |
MadHound |
Mar-03-06 11:32 AM |
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Cold medicine doesn't work anyway. |
sparosnare |
Mar-03-06 11:38 AM |
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Sudafed and other forms of pseudoephedrine are the only thing |
SmokingJacket |
Mar-03-06 11:50 AM |
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Pennsylvania State College of Medicine did a study - "ineffective" |
KurtNYC |
Mar-03-06 01:07 PM |
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Fight, War, Battle, Attack |
Harald Ragnarsson |
Mar-03-06 12:43 PM |
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Ah, the Mexican Meth Market Share Enhancement Act |
High Plains |
Mar-03-06 01:00 PM |
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