On 8/23/05, J.A. Terranson <measl@mfn.org> wrote:
On Tue, 23 Aug 2005, Tyler Durden wrote:
Yes, but the old question needs to be asked: How much of this crime would go away if crystal meth were legal?
agreed; though i'd rather see them taking something less neurotoxic, like dex or racemic amphetamine.
Lets not forget the lessons of the NYC Methadone "Maintenance" Programs either... Along with legalization must come the removal of monopoly practices such a single sourcing of the drug and prescriptions to dispense. Only then does the free market take over and keep the price, and the crime, low.
fortunately stimulants are some of the cheapest drugs to produce minus all the regulatory overhead.
I like the idea of belief in drug-prohibition as a religion in that it is a strongly held belief based on grossly insufficient evidence and bolstered by faith born of intuitions flowing from the very beliefs they are intended to support.
don zweig, M.D.
i'm saving this quote :)